--- deliantra/server/common/living.C	2006/09/07 09:37:12	1.6
+++ deliantra/server/common/living.C	2006/09/09 21:48:28	1.7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * static char *rcsid_living_c =
- *   "$Id: living.C,v 1.6 2006/09/07 09:37:12 pippijn Exp $";
+ *   "$Id: living.C,v 1.7 2006/09/09 21:48:28 root Exp $";
  */
 
 /*
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@
  */
 int change_abil(object *op, object *tmp) {
     int flag=QUERY_FLAG(tmp,FLAG_APPLIED)?1:-1,i,j,success=0;
-    object refop;
     char message[MAX_BUF];
     int potion_max=0;
   
@@ -378,7 +377,8 @@
      * refop is a local copy of op only to be used for detecting changes
      * found by fix_player.  refop is not a real object 
      */
-    memcpy(&refop, op, sizeof(object));
+    object_pod refop;
+    memcpy (&refop, static_cast<object_pod *>(op), sizeof (object_pod));
 
     if(op->type==PLAYER) {
         if (tmp->type==POTION) {