diff --git a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
index 8912c0f5460b..72c15205bb2b 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
@@ -373,10 +373,11 @@ void print_deps(void)
 void traps(void)
 {
 	static char test[] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(int)))) = "CONF";
+	int *p = (int *)test;
 
-	if (*(int *)test != INT_CONF) {
+	if (*p != INT_CONF) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "fixdep: sizeof(int) != 4 or wrong endianess? %#x\n",
-			*(int *)test);
+			*p);
 		exit(2);
 	}
 }