diff --git a/kitty/binary.h b/kitty/binary.h
index d65062b40..4363801fb 100644
--- a/kitty/binary.h
+++ b/kitty/binary.h
@@ -8,24 +8,38 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-inline static uint16_t le16(const uint8_t b[const static 2]) {
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+inline static uint16_t le16(const uint8_t b[sizeof(uint16_t)]) { return *((uint16_t*)b); }
+inline static uint16_t le32(const uint8_t b[sizeof(uint32_t)]) { return *((uint32_t*)b); }
+inline static uint16_t le64(const uint8_t b[sizeof(uint64_t)]) { return *((uint64_t*)b); }
+inline static void le16b(uint8_t b[sizeof(uint16_t)], const uint16_t n) { *((uint16_t*)b) = n; }
+inline static void le32b(uint8_t b[sizeof(uint32_t)], const uint32_t n) { *((uint32_t*)b) = n; }
+inline static void le64b(uint8_t b[sizeof(uint64_t)], const uint64_t n) { *((uint64_t*)b) = n; }
+#else
+inline static uint16_t le16(const uint8_t b[sizeof(uint16_t)]) {
     return b[0]|(uint16_t)b[1]<<8;
 }
-inline static uint32_t le32(const uint8_t b[const static 4]) {
+
+inline static uint32_t le32(const uint8_t b[sizeof(uint32_t)]) {
     return le16(b)|(uint32_t)le16(b+2)<<16;
 }
-inline static uint64_t le64(const uint8_t b[const static 8]) {
+
+inline static uint64_t le64(const uint8_t b[sizeof(uint64_t)]) {
     return le32(b)|(uint64_t)le32(b+4)<<32;
 }
-inline static void le16b(uint8_t b[const static 2], const uint16_t n) {
+
+inline static void le16b(uint8_t b[sizeof(uint16_t)], const uint16_t n) {
     b[0] = n;
     b[1] = n>>8;
 }
-inline static void le32b(uint8_t b[const static 4], const uint32_t n) {
+
+inline static void le32b(uint8_t b[sizeof(uint32_t)], const uint32_t n) {
     le16b(b, n);
     le16b(b+2, n>>16);
 }
-inline static void le64b(uint8_t b[const static 8], const uint64_t n) {
+
+inline static void le64b(uint8_t b[sizeof(uint64_t)], const uint64_t n) {
     le32b(b, n);
     le32b(b+4, n>>32);
 }
+#endif