diff --git a/code/3DSConverter.cpp b/code/3DSConverter.cpp
index e07ca4c2d..7ec79ba64 100644
--- a/code/3DSConverter.cpp
+++ b/code/3DSConverter.cpp
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ void CopyTexture(aiMaterial& mat, D3DS::Texture& texture, aiTextureType type)
         mat.AddProperty<ai_real>( &texture.mTextureBlend, 1, AI_MATKEY_TEXBLEND(type,0));
 
     // Setup the texture mapping mode
-    mat.AddProperty<int>((int*)&texture.mMapMode,1,AI_MATKEY_MAPPINGMODE_U(type,0));
-    mat.AddProperty<int>((int*)&texture.mMapMode,1,AI_MATKEY_MAPPINGMODE_V(type,0));
+    int mapMode = static_cast<int>(texture.mMapMode);
+    mat.AddProperty<int>(&mapMode,1,AI_MATKEY_MAPPINGMODE_U(type,0));
+    mat.AddProperty<int>(&mapMode,1,AI_MATKEY_MAPPINGMODE_V(type,0));
 
     // Mirroring - double the scaling values
     // FIXME: this is not really correct ...
@@ -313,7 +314,8 @@ void Discreet3DSImporter::ConvertMaterial(D3DS::Material& oldMat,
         case D3DS::Discreet3DS::Blinn :
             eShading = aiShadingMode_Blinn; break;
     }
-    mat.AddProperty<int>( (int*)&eShading,1,AI_MATKEY_SHADING_MODEL);
+    int eShading_ = static_cast<int>(eShading);
+    mat.AddProperty<int>(&eShading_, 1, AI_MATKEY_SHADING_MODEL);
 
     // DIFFUSE texture
     if( oldMat.sTexDiffuse.mMapName.length() > 0)
diff --git a/code/LWOMaterial.cpp b/code/LWOMaterial.cpp
index f4f43ced6..15c210460 100644
--- a/code/LWOMaterial.cpp
+++ b/code/LWOMaterial.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ bool LWOImporter::HandleTextures(aiMaterial* pcMat, const TextureList& in, aiTex
         pcMat->AddProperty<int>((int*)&temp,1,AI_MATKEY_TEXOP(type,cur));
 
         // setup the mapping mode
-        pcMat->AddProperty<int>((int*)&mapping,1,AI_MATKEY_MAPPING(type,cur));
+        int mapping_ = static_cast<int>(mapping);
+        pcMat->AddProperty<int>(&mapping_, 1, AI_MATKEY_MAPPING(type, cur));
 
         // add the u-wrapping
         temp = (unsigned int)GetMapMode(texture.wrapModeWidth);
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ void LWOImporter::ConvertMaterial(const LWO::Surface& surf,aiMaterial* pcMat)
     }
     if (surf.mMaximumSmoothAngle <= 0.0)
         m = aiShadingMode_Flat;
-    pcMat->AddProperty((int*)&m,1,AI_MATKEY_SHADING_MODEL);
+    int m_ = static_cast<int>(m);
+    pcMat->AddProperty(&m_, 1, AI_MATKEY_SHADING_MODEL);
 
     // (the diffuse value is just a scaling factor)
     // If a diffuse texture is set, we set this value to 1.0
diff --git a/code/MaterialSystem.cpp b/code/MaterialSystem.cpp
index 97892658f..c8262dff0 100644
--- a/code/MaterialSystem.cpp
+++ b/code/MaterialSystem.cpp
@@ -354,8 +354,9 @@ aiReturn aiGetMaterialTexture(const C_STRUCT aiMaterial* mat,
         return AI_FAILURE;
     }
     // Determine mapping type
-    aiTextureMapping mapping = aiTextureMapping_UV;
-    aiGetMaterialInteger(mat,AI_MATKEY_MAPPING(type,index),(int*)&mapping);
+    int mapping_ = static_cast<int>(aiTextureMapping_UV);
+    aiGetMaterialInteger(mat,AI_MATKEY_MAPPING(type,index), &mapping_);
+    aiTextureMapping mapping = static_cast<aiTextureMapping>(mapping_);
     if (_mapping)
         *_mapping = mapping;
 
diff --git a/include/assimp/qnan.h b/include/assimp/qnan.h
index 6ee3b7ce5..251688989 100644
--- a/include/assimp/qnan.h
+++ b/include/assimp/qnan.h
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ AI_FORCE_INLINE bool is_qnan(float in)
     //   compare <register-with-different-width> against <in>
 
     // FIXME: Use <float> stuff instead? I think fpclassify needs C99
-    return (reinterpret_cast<_IEEESingle*>(&in)->IEEE.Exp == (1u << 8)-1 &&
-        reinterpret_cast<_IEEESingle*>(&in)->IEEE.Frac);
+    _IEEESingle temp;
+    memcpy(&temp, &in, sizeof(float));
+    return (temp.IEEE.Exp == (1u << 8)-1 &&
+        temp.IEEE.Frac);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -114,8 +116,10 @@ AI_FORCE_INLINE bool is_qnan(double in)
     //   compare <register-with-different-width> against <in>
 
     // FIXME: Use <float> stuff instead? I think fpclassify needs C99
-    return (reinterpret_cast<_IEEEDouble*>(&in)->IEEE.Exp == (1u << 11)-1 &&
-        reinterpret_cast<_IEEEDouble*>(&in)->IEEE.Frac);
+    _IEEEDouble temp;
+    memcpy(&temp, &in, sizeof(in));
+    return (temp.IEEE.Exp == (1u << 11)-1 &&
+        temp.IEEE.Frac);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,7 +129,9 @@ AI_FORCE_INLINE bool is_qnan(double in)
  *  @param in Input value */
 AI_FORCE_INLINE bool is_special_float(float in)
 {
-    return (reinterpret_cast<_IEEESingle*>(&in)->IEEE.Exp == (1u << 8)-1);
+    _IEEESingle temp;
+    memcpy(&temp, &in, sizeof(float));
+    return (temp.IEEE.Exp == (1u << 8)-1);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -135,7 +141,9 @@ AI_FORCE_INLINE bool is_special_float(float in)
  *  @param in Input value */
 AI_FORCE_INLINE bool is_special_float(double in)
 {
-    return (reinterpret_cast<_IEEEDouble*>(&in)->IEEE.Exp == (1u << 11)-1);
+   _IEEESingle temp;
+    memcpy(&temp, &in, sizeof(float));
+    return (temp.IEEE.Exp == (1u << 11)-1);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------