diff --git a/include/cuco/detail/hash_functions/utils.cuh b/include/cuco/detail/hash_functions/utils.cuh
index a50779f23..37e279ba7 100644
--- a/include/cuco/detail/hash_functions/utils.cuh
+++ b/include/cuco/detail/hash_functions/utils.cuh
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ namespace cuco::detail {
 template <typename T, typename U, typename Extent>
 constexpr __host__ __device__ T load_chunk(U const* const data, Extent index) noexcept
 {
-  auto const chunks = reinterpret_cast<T const*>(data);
-  return chunks[index];
+  auto const bytes = reinterpret_cast<std::byte const*>(data);
+  T chunk;
+  memcpy(&chunk, bytes + index * sizeof(T), sizeof(T));
+  return chunk;
 }
 
 };  // namespace cuco::detail
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