--- ./libxipc/xrl_args.cc.orig	2008-10-27 11:40:07.000000000 +0000
+++ ./libxipc/xrl_args.cc	2008-10-27 11:41:22.000000000 +0000
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "libxorp/xlog.h"
 #include "libxorp/debug.h"
 
+#include "libproto/packet.hh"
+
 #include <functional>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
@@ -773,8 +775,7 @@
     if (len < 4)
 	return 0;
 
-    uint32_t header = *(reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(in));
-    header = ntohl(header);
+    uint32_t header = extract_32(in);
 
     // Check header sanity
     if ((header >> 24) != PACKING_CHECK_CODE)