diff -Naurp ncpfs-2.2.6.orig/lib/ndslib.c ncpfs-2.2.6/lib/ndslib.c
--- ncpfs-2.2.6.orig/lib/ndslib.c	2005-01-27 12:35:59.000000000 -0500
+++ ncpfs-2.2.6/lib/ndslib.c	2014-08-12 21:07:35.559190454 -0400
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static NWDSCCODE nds_beginauth2(
 	NWDSCCODE err;
 	int n1, n3;
 	u_int16_t n3a;
-	char rpb_b[DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LEN];
+	char rpb_b[DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LEN] __attribute__ ((aligned (4)));
 	Buf_T rpb;
     	size_t k1tl;