See http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg10340.html
Credit goes to Andreas Jochens

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--- sdlstretchcode.c_orig	2009-02-19 11:37:35.000000000 -0500
+++ sdlstretchcode.c	2009-02-19 11:53:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -58,14 +58,8 @@
 # define SKIP_1BYTE(dst)    {                *dst++ = 0x46; }
 # define SKIP_2BYTe(dst)    { *dst++ = 0x46; *dst++ = 0x46; }
 # define SKIP_3BYTE(dst)    { *dst++ = 0x46; *dst++ = 0x46; *dst++ = 0x46; }
-#  ifndef __GNUC__
-#  define LOAD_2BYTE(dst)  LOAD_2BYTe(dst)
-#  define STORE_2BYTE(dst) STORE_2BYTe(dst)
-#  else
-#  define LOAD_2BYTE(dst)    { *((unsigned short*)(dst))++ = 0xAD66; }
-#  define SKIP_2BYTE(dst)    { *((unsigned short*)(dst))++ = 0x4646; }
-#  define STORE_2BYTE(dst)   { *((unsigned short*)(dst))++ = 0xAB66; }
-#  endif
+# define LOAD_2BYTE(dst)    LOAD_2BYTe(dst)
+# define STORE_2BYTE(dst)    STORE_2BYTe(dst)
 
 #ifndef SKIP_1BYTE
 #define SKIP_1BYTE(dst) LOAD_1BYTE(dst)