--- linux-2.6/scripts/basic/fixdep.c.orig	2008-12-27 20:54:32.234375000 -0600
+++ linux-2.6/scripts/basic/fixdep.c	2008-12-27 21:03:00.140625000 -0600
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ void print_deps(void)
 
 void traps(void)
 {
-	static char test[] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(int)))) = "CONF";
+	union { int i; char c[4]; } test = { .c = "CONF" };
 
-	if (*(int *)test != INT_CONF) {
+	if (test.i != INT_CONF) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "fixdep: sizeof(int) != 4 or wrong endianess? %#x\n",
-			*(int *)test);
+			test.i);
 		exit(2);
 	}
 }