diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/coll.c b/usr.bin/sort/coll.c
index 7b4ad1067810..6372f3d8aa7a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/coll.c
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/coll.c
@@ -105,13 +105,28 @@ clean_keys_array(const struct bwstring *s, struct keys_array *ka)
 {
 
 	if (ka) {
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < keys_num; ++i)
-			if (ka->key[i].k && ka->key[i].k != s)
-				bwsfree(ka->key[i].k);
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < keys_num; ++i) {
+			const struct key_value *kv;
+
+			kv = get_key_from_keys_array(ka, i);
+			if (kv->k && kv->k != s)
+				bwsfree(kv->k);
+		}
 		memset(ka, 0, keys_array_size());
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get pointer to a key value in the keys set
+ */
+struct key_value *
+get_key_from_keys_array(struct keys_array *ka, size_t ind)
+{
+
+	return ((struct key_value *)((caddr_t)ka->key +
+	    ind * (sizeof(struct key_value) + key_hint_size())));
+}
+
 /*
  * Set value of a key in the keys set
  */
@@ -122,7 +137,7 @@ set_key_on_keys_array(struct keys_array *ka, struct bwstring *s, size_t ind)
 	if (ka && keys_num > ind) {
 		struct key_value *kv;
 
-		kv = &(ka->key[ind]);
+		kv = get_key_from_keys_array(ka, ind);
 
 		if (kv->k && kv->k != s)
 			bwsfree(kv->k);
@@ -156,9 +171,9 @@ sort_list_item_size(struct sort_list_item *si)
 		if (si->str)
 			ret += bws_memsize(si->str);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < keys_num; ++i) {
-			struct key_value *kv;
+			const struct key_value *kv;
 
-			kv = &(si->ka.key[i]);
+			kv = get_key_from_keys_array(&si->ka, i);
 
 			if (kv->k != si->str)
 				ret += bws_memsize(kv->k);
@@ -475,16 +490,19 @@ get_sort_func(struct sort_mods *sm)
 int
 key_coll(struct keys_array *ps1, struct keys_array *ps2, size_t offset)
 {
+	struct key_value *kv1, *kv2;
 	struct sort_mods *sm;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < keys_num; ++i) {
+		kv1 = get_key_from_keys_array(ps1, i);
+		kv2 = get_key_from_keys_array(ps2, i);
 		sm = &(keys[i].sm);
 
 		if (sm->rflag)
-			res = sm->func(&(ps2->key[i]), &(ps1->key[i]), offset);
+			res = sm->func(kv2, kv1, offset);
 		else
-			res = sm->func(&(ps1->key[i]), &(ps2->key[i]), offset);
+			res = sm->func(kv1, kv2, offset);
 
 		if (res)
 			break;
@@ -1087,7 +1105,7 @@ cmp_nans(double d1, double d2)
 
 	if (d1 < d2)
 		return (-1);
-	if (d2 > d2)
+	if (d1 > d2)
 		return (+1);
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/coll.h b/usr.bin/sort/coll.h
index 9a70b8eaaba9..6e3f9b45b79a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/coll.h
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/coll.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct key_value
 {
 	struct bwstring		*k; /* key string */
 	struct key_hint		 hint[0]; /* key sort hint */
-};
+} __packed;
 
 /*
  * Set of keys container object.
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ cmpcoll_t get_sort_func(struct sort_mods *sm);
 
 struct keys_array *keys_array_alloc(void);
 size_t keys_array_size(void);
+struct key_value *get_key_from_keys_array(struct keys_array *ka, size_t ind);
 void set_key_on_keys_array(struct keys_array *ka, struct bwstring *s, size_t ind);
 void clean_keys_array(const struct bwstring *s, struct keys_array *ka);
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/radixsort.c b/usr.bin/sort/radixsort.c
index 1fa260b7cc04..79f4346eb3ec 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/radixsort.c
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/radixsort.c
@@ -243,9 +243,11 @@ add_leaf(struct sort_level *sl, struct sort_list_item *item)
 static inline int
 get_wc_index(struct sort_list_item *sli, size_t level)
 {
+	const struct key_value *kv;
 	const struct bwstring *bws;
 
-	bws = sli->ka.key[0].k;
+	kv = get_key_from_keys_array(&sli->ka, 0);
+	bws = kv->k;
 
 	if ((BWSLEN(bws) > level))
 		return (unsigned char) BWS_GET(bws,level);