diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
index 346551599dd6..f9d698a37153 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ static int scarlett2_usb_get_config(
 	const struct scarlett2_config *config_item =
 		&scarlett2_config_items[info->has_mixer][config_item_num];
 	int size, err, i;
+	u8 *buf_8;
 	u8 value;
 
 	/* For byte-sized parameters, retrieve directly into buf */
@@ -1185,9 +1186,12 @@ static int scarlett2_usb_get_config(
 		err = scarlett2_usb_get(mixer, config_item->offset, buf, size);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		if (size == 2)
-			for (i = 0; i < count; i++, (u16 *)buf++)
-				*(u16 *)buf = le16_to_cpu(*(__le16 *)buf);
+		if (size == 2) {
+			u16 *buf_16 = buf;
+
+			for (i = 0; i < count; i++, buf_16++)
+				*buf_16 = le16_to_cpu(*(__le16 *)buf_16);
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1197,8 +1201,9 @@ static int scarlett2_usb_get_config(
 		return err;
 
 	/* then unpack from value into buf[] */
+	buf_8 = buf;
 	for (i = 0; i < 8 && i < count; i++, value >>= 1)
-		*(u8 *)buf++ = value & 1;
+		*buf_8++ = value & 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }