diff --git a/src/crypto/CryptoNight_arm.h b/src/crypto/CryptoNight_arm.h
index 8c59f5968..fd5bcb7bc 100644
--- a/src/crypto/CryptoNight_arm.h
+++ b/src/crypto/CryptoNight_arm.h
@@ -580,10 +580,11 @@ inline void cryptonight_double_hash(const uint8_t *__restrict__ input, size_t si
         ah0 ^= ch;
         idx0 = al0;
 
-        if (ALGO == xmrig::CRYPTONIGHT_HEAVY) {
-            int64_t n  = ((int64_t*)&l0[idx0 & MASK])[0];
-            int32_t d  = ((int32_t*)&l0[idx0 & MASK])[2];
-            int64_t q = n / (d | 0x5);
+        if (ALGO == xmrig::CRYPTONIGHT_HEAVY) {           
+            const int64x2_t x = vld1q_s64(reinterpret_cast<const int64_t *>(&l0[idx0 & MASK]));
+            const int64_t n   = vgetq_lane_s64(x, 0);
+            const int32_t d   = vgetq_lane_s32(x, 2);
+            const int64_t q   = n / (d | 0x5);
 
             ((int64_t*)&l0[idx0 & MASK])[0] = n ^ q;
             idx0 = d ^ q;
@@ -615,9 +616,10 @@ inline void cryptonight_double_hash(const uint8_t *__restrict__ input, size_t si
         idx1 = al1;
 
         if (ALGO == xmrig::CRYPTONIGHT_HEAVY) {
-            int64_t n  = ((int64_t*)&l1[idx1 & MASK])[0];
-            int32_t d  = ((int32_t*)&l1[idx1 & MASK])[2];
-            int64_t q = n / (d | 0x5);
+            const int64x2_t x = vld1q_s64(reinterpret_cast<const int64_t *>(&l1[idx1 & MASK]));
+            const int64_t n   = vgetq_lane_s64(x, 0);
+            const int32_t d   = vgetq_lane_s32(x, 2);
+            const int64_t q   = n / (d | 0x5);
 
             ((int64_t*)&l1[idx1 & MASK])[0] = n ^ q;
             idx1 = d ^ q;