--- a/dbus/dbus-marshal-basic.c.ORIG	2008-04-23 17:54:58.000000000 -0400
+++ b/dbus/dbus-marshal-basic.c	2008-04-23 18:00:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ _dbus_marshal_read_basic (const DBusStri
   switch (type)
     {
     case DBUS_TYPE_BYTE:
-      vp->byt = _dbus_string_get_byte (str, pos);
+      *((volatile char *)&vp->byt) = _dbus_string_get_byte (str, pos);
       (pos)++;
       break;
     case DBUS_TYPE_INT16: