diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 12add19d8..7af822657 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -1925,16 +1925,17 @@ inline static void ggml_vec_mad_q4_1(const int n, float * restrict y, void * res
     assert(n % QK == 0);
 
     const int nb = n / QK;
+    const size_t bs = 2*sizeof(float) + QK/2;
 
-    const float   * restrict pm = (const float *)   (x);
-    const float   * restrict pd = (const float *)   (pm + nb);
-    const uint8_t * restrict pb = (const uint8_t *) (pd + nb);
+    const uint8_t * restrict pd = ((const uint8_t *)x + 0*bs);
+    const uint8_t * restrict pm = ((const uint8_t *)x + 0*bs +   sizeof(float)); 
+    const uint8_t * restrict pb = ((const uint8_t *)x + 0*bs + 2*sizeof(float));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
-        const float m = pm[i];
-        const float d = pd[i];
+        const float d = *(const float *) (pd + i*bs);
+        const float m = *(const float *) (pm + i*bs);
 
-        const uint8_t * restrict pp = pb + i*QK/2;
+        const uint8_t * restrict pp = pb + i*bs;
 
         for (int l = 0; l < QK; l += 2) {
             const uint8_t vi = pp[l/2];