diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
index 6d89ecac36de..b1e042ca8e34 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ip_input.c,v 1.106 2000/03/07 05:39:57 thorpej Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ip_input.c,v 1.107 2000/03/10 22:39:03 thorpej Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 WIDE Project.
@@ -1116,7 +1116,8 @@ ip_dooptions(m)
 				goto bad;
 			}
 			ntime = iptime();
-			bcopy(&ntime, (caddr_t)cp + ipt->ipt_ptr - 1,
+			cp0 = (u_char *) &ntime; /* XXX grumble, GCC... */
+			bcopy(cp0, (caddr_t)cp + ipt->ipt_ptr - 1,
 			    sizeof(n_time));
 			ipt->ipt_ptr += sizeof(n_time);
 		}