diff --git a/Natives/MinecraftResourceUtils.m b/Natives/MinecraftResourceUtils.m
index 83bbec110d..89abd13142 100644
--- a/Natives/MinecraftResourceUtils.m
+++ b/Natives/MinecraftResourceUtils.m
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ + (void)tweakVersionJson:(NSMutableDictionary *)json {
         if ([library[@"name"] hasPrefix:@"net.java.dev.jna:jna:"]) {
             // Special handling for LabyMod 1.8.9 and Forge 1.12.2(?)
             // we have libjnidispatch 5.13.0 in Frameworks directory
-            char bundledVer[4] = {5, 13, 0, 0};
-            char requiredVer[4] = {(char)version[0].intValue, (char)version[1].intValue, (char)version[2].intValue, 0};
-            if (*(uint32_t *)requiredVer > *(uint32_t*)bundledVer) {
+            uint32_t bundledVer = 5 << 16 | 13 << 8 | 0;
+            uint32_t requiredVer = (char)version[0].intValue << 16 | (char)version[1].intValue << 8 | (char)version[2].intValue;
+            if (requiredVer > bundledVer) {
                 NSLog(@"[MCDL] Warning: JNA version required by %@ is %@ > 5.13.0, skipping JNA replacement.", json[@"id"], versionStr);
                 continue;
             }