diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/gnc-timezone.cpp b/libgnucash/engine/gnc-timezone.cpp
index 876df2aac5..01325b457a 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/gnc-timezone.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/gnc-timezone.cpp
@@ -471,7 +471,9 @@ namespace IANAParser
 	for(uint32_t index = 0; index < type_count; ++index)
 	{
 	    fb_index = start_index + index * tzinfo_size;
-	    TTInfo info = *reinterpret_cast<TTInfo*>(&fileblock[fb_index]);
+	    /* Use memcpy instead of static_cast to avoid memory alignment issues with chars */
+	    TTInfo info{};
+	    memcpy(&info, &fileblock[fb_index], ttinfo_size);
 	    endian_swap(&info.gmtoff);
 	    tzinfo.push_back(
 		{info, &fileblock[abbrev + info.abbrind],