diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index d5984ed9..ae8c2ec6 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 				log.Printf("too small \n")
 				return 0
 			}
-			
+
 			if indxPtr(buf,0) == 'F' && indxPtr(buf,1) == 'L' && indxPtr(buf,2) == 'V' {
 				buf = unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(buf) + uintptr(13))
 				s2 -= 13
 			}
 
-			pkt.m_packetType = C.uchar(*(*byte)(buf))
+			pkt.m_packetType = C.uchar(indxPtr(buf,0))
 			buf = incPtr(buf, 1)
 			// TODO: port this
 			pkt.m_nBodySize = C.AMF_DecodeInt24((*C.char)(buf))
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 			// TODO: replace with ported version
 			pkt.m_nTimeStamp = C.AMF_DecodeInt24((*C.char)(buf))
 			buf = incPtr(buf, 3)
-			pkt.m_nTimeStamp |= C.uint(*((*byte)(buf))) << 24
+			pkt.m_nTimeStamp |= C.uint(indxPtr(buf,0)) << 24
 			buf = incPtr(buf, 4)
 			s2 -= 11