diff --git a/admin/load.c b/admin/load.c
index a4cfa2e30..9c433e8e3 100644
--- a/admin/load.c
+++ b/admin/load.c
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ent.keyblock.keytype = KEYTYPE_DES;
 	ent.keyblock.contents.data = malloc(strlen(e.key)/2+1);
 	for(i = 0; i < strlen(e.key); i += 2){
-	    sscanf(e.key + i, "%2x", 
-		   (unsigned char *)ent.keyblock.contents.data + (i/2));
+	    unsigned tmp;
+	    sscanf(e.key + i, "%2x", &tmp);
+	    ((unsigned char *)ent.keyblock.contents.data)[i/2] = tmp;
 	}
 	ent.keyblock.contents.length = i / 2;
 	ent.kvno = atoi(e.kvno);
diff --git a/kadmin/load.c b/kadmin/load.c
index a4cfa2e30..9c433e8e3 100644
--- a/kadmin/load.c
+++ b/kadmin/load.c
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ent.keyblock.keytype = KEYTYPE_DES;
 	ent.keyblock.contents.data = malloc(strlen(e.key)/2+1);
 	for(i = 0; i < strlen(e.key); i += 2){
-	    sscanf(e.key + i, "%2x", 
-		   (unsigned char *)ent.keyblock.contents.data + (i/2));
+	    unsigned tmp;
+	    sscanf(e.key + i, "%2x", &tmp);
+	    ((unsigned char *)ent.keyblock.contents.data)[i/2] = tmp;
 	}
 	ent.keyblock.contents.length = i / 2;
 	ent.kvno = atoi(e.kvno);
diff --git a/kdc/load.c b/kdc/load.c
index a4cfa2e30..9c433e8e3 100644
--- a/kdc/load.c
+++ b/kdc/load.c
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ent.keyblock.keytype = KEYTYPE_DES;
 	ent.keyblock.contents.data = malloc(strlen(e.key)/2+1);
 	for(i = 0; i < strlen(e.key); i += 2){
-	    sscanf(e.key + i, "%2x", 
-		   (unsigned char *)ent.keyblock.contents.data + (i/2));
+	    unsigned tmp;
+	    sscanf(e.key + i, "%2x", &tmp);
+	    ((unsigned char *)ent.keyblock.contents.data)[i/2] = tmp;
 	}
 	ent.keyblock.contents.length = i / 2;
 	ent.kvno = atoi(e.kvno);