diff --git a/src/kits/storage/QueryPredicate.cpp b/src/kits/storage/QueryPredicate.cpp
index 5f4c4794c7..6539c4f7e3 100644
--- a/src/kits/storage/QueryPredicate.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/storage/QueryPredicate.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ status_t
 ValueNode<float>::GetString(BString &predicate)
 {
 	char buffer[32];
-	int32 value = (int32)fValue;
+	int32 value = *reinterpret_cast<int32*>(&fValue);
 	sprintf(buffer, "0x%08lx", value);
 	predicate.SetTo(buffer);
 	return B_OK;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ status_t
 ValueNode<double>::GetString(BString &predicate)
 {
 	char buffer[32];
-	int64 value = (int64)fValue;
+	int64 value = *reinterpret_cast<int64*>(&fValue);
 	sprintf(buffer, "0x%016Lx", value);
 	predicate.SetTo(buffer);
 	return B_OK;