diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 07e4a7a16..45b70040f 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -481,12 +481,13 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn,int32_t gpucount)
                 pblock->nTime = pindexPrev->nTime + 60;
             if ( gpucount < 33 )
             {
-                uint8_t tmpbuffer[40]; int32_t n=0; bits256 randvals;
+                uint8_t tmpbuffer[40]; uint32_t r; int32_t n=0; uint256 randvals;
                 memcpy(&tmpbuffer[n],&My_notaryid,sizeof(My_notaryid)), n += sizeof(My_notaryid);
                 memcpy(&tmpbuffer[n],&Mining_height,sizeof(Mining_height)), n += sizeof(Mining_height);
                 memcpy(&tmpbuffer[n],&pblock->hashPrevBlock,sizeof(pblock->hashPrevBlock)), n += sizeof(pblock->hashPrevBlock);
-                vcalc_sha256(0,randvals.bytes,tmpbuffer,n);
-                pblock->nTime += (randvals.uints[0] % (33 - gpucount)*(33 - gpucount));
+                vcalc_sha256(0,(void *)&randvals,tmpbuffer,n);
+                memcpy(&r,&randvals,sizeof(r));
+                pblock->nTime += (r % (33 - gpucount)*(33 - gpucount));
             }
             if ( komodo_notaryvin(txNotary,NOTARY_PUBKEY33) > 0 )
             {