diff --git a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c
index a2bb7cfc84d2..ec2d184fe23b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c
@@ -572,7 +572,9 @@ __get_page(HTAB *hashp, char *p, u_int32_t bucket, int is_bucket, int is_disk,
 int
 __put_page(HTAB *hashp, char *p, u_int32_t bucket, int is_bucket, int is_bitmap)
 {
-	int fd, page, size, wsize;
+	int fd, page, size;
+	ssize_t wsize;
+	char pbuf[MAX_BSIZE];
 
 	size = hashp->BSIZE;
 	if ((hashp->fp == -1) && open_temp(hashp))
@@ -582,15 +584,18 @@ __put_page(HTAB *hashp, char *p, u_int32_t bucket, int is_bucket, int is_bitmap)
 	if (hashp->LORDER != BYTE_ORDER) {
 		int i, max;
 
+		memcpy(pbuf, p, size);
 		if (is_bitmap) {
 			max = hashp->BSIZE >> 2;	/* divide by 4 */
 			for (i = 0; i < max; i++)
-				M_32_SWAP(((int *)p)[i]);
+				M_32_SWAP(((int *)pbuf)[i]);
 		} else {
-			max = ((u_int16_t *)p)[0] + 2;
+			uint16_t *bp = (uint16_t *)(void *)pbuf;
+			max = bp[0] + 2;
 			for (i = 0; i <= max; i++)
-				M_16_SWAP(((u_int16_t *)p)[i]);
+				M_16_SWAP(bp[i]);
 		}
+		p = pbuf;
 	}
 	if (is_bucket)
 		page = BUCKET_TO_PAGE(bucket);