diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index fd75df06f..3687e0b28 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler_special_queries(PtrSize_t *pkt) {
 	}
 
 	//handle 2564
-	if (pkt->size==SELECT_VERSION_COMMENT_LEN+5 && *(char *)(pkt->ptr+4)==(char)0x03 && strncmp((char *)SELECT_VERSION_COMMENT,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0) {
+	if (pkt->size==SELECT_VERSION_COMMENT_LEN+5 && *((char *)(pkt->ptr)+4)==(char)0x03 && strncmp((char *)SELECT_VERSION_COMMENT,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0) {
 		// FIXME: this doesn't return AUTOCOMMIT or IN_TRANS
 		PtrSize_t pkt_2;
 		if (deprecate_eof_active) {
@@ -6202,7 +6202,7 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler___status_WAITING_CLIENT_DATA___STATE_SLEEP___MYSQL_C
 
 	// handle case #1797
 	// handle case #2564
-       if ((pkt->size==SELECT_CONNECTION_ID_LEN+5 && *(char *)(pkt->ptr+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_CONNECTION_ID,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)) {
+       if ((pkt->size==SELECT_CONNECTION_ID_LEN+5 && *((char *)(pkt->ptr)+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_CONNECTION_ID,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)) {
 		char buf[32];
 		char buf2[32];
 		sprintf(buf,"%u",thread_session_id);
@@ -6271,13 +6271,13 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler___status_WAITING_CLIENT_DATA___STATE_SLEEP___MYSQL_C
 
 			//handle 2564
 			if (
-				(pkt->size==SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID_LEN+5 && *(char *)(pkt->ptr+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
+				(pkt->size==SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID_LEN+5 && *((char *)(pkt->ptr)+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
 				||
-				(pkt->size==SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID_LIMIT1_LEN+5 && *(char *)(pkt->ptr+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID_LIMIT1,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
+				(pkt->size==SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID_LIMIT1_LEN+5 && *((char *)(pkt->ptr)+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_LAST_INSERT_ID_LIMIT1,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
                 ||
-                (pkt->size==SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY_LEN+5 && *(char *)(pkt->ptr+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
+                (pkt->size==SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY_LEN+5 && *((char *)(pkt->ptr)+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
                 ||
-                (pkt->size==SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY_LIMIT1_LEN+5 && *(char *)(pkt->ptr+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY_LIMIT1,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
+                (pkt->size==SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY_LIMIT1_LEN+5 && *((char *)(pkt->ptr)+4)==(char)0x03 && strncasecmp((char *)SELECT_VARIABLE_IDENTITY_LIMIT1,(char *)pkt->ptr+5,pkt->size-5)==0)
 			) {
 				char buf[32];
 				sprintf(buf,"%llu",last_insert_id);