diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c b/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c
index 2ead612d..a740b54c 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_sprite.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ R_SpriteLoadFrame
 upload a single frame
 ====================
 */
-static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int num )
+static const byte *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int num )
 {
 	dspriteframe_t	pinframe;
 	mspriteframe_t	*pspriteframe;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, msp
 	pspriteframe->gl_texturenum = gl_texturenum;
 	*ppframe = pspriteframe;
 
-	return ( const dframetype_t* )(( const byte* )pin + sizeof( dspriteframe_t ) + pinframe.width * pinframe.height * bytes );
+	return (( const byte* )pin + sizeof( dspriteframe_t ) + pinframe.width * pinframe.height * bytes );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ R_SpriteLoadGroup
 upload a group frames
 ====================
 */
-static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadGroup( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int framenum )
+static const byte *R_SpriteLoadGroup( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int framenum )
 {
 	const dspritegroup_t	*pingroup;
 	mspritegroup_t	*pspritegroup;
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadGroup( model_t *mod, const void *pin, msp
 		ptemp = R_SpriteLoadFrame( mod, ptemp, &pspritegroup->frames[i], framenum * 10 + i );
 	}
 
-	return (const dframetype_t *)ptemp;
+	return ptemp;
 }
 
+
 /*
 ====================
 Mod_LoadSpriteModel
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 {
 	const dsprite_t		*pin;
 	const short		*numi = NULL;
-	const dframetype_t	*pframetype;
+	const byte	*pframetype;
+	dframetype_t dframetype;
 	msprite_t		*psprite;
 	int		i;
 
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 	if( pin->version == SPRITE_VERSION_Q1 || pin->version == SPRITE_VERSION_32 )
 		numi = NULL;
 	else if( pin->version == SPRITE_VERSION_HL )
-		numi = (const short *)(void *)((const byte*)buffer + sizeof( dsprite_hl_t ));
+		numi = (const short *)((const byte*)buffer + sizeof( dsprite_hl_t ));
 
 	r_texFlags = texFlags;
 	sprite_version = pin->version;
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 		rgbdata_t	*pal;
 
 		pal = gEngfuncs.FS_LoadImage( "#id.pal", (byte *)&i, 768 );
-		pframetype = (const dframetype_t *)(void *)((const byte*)buffer + sizeof( dsprite_q1_t )); // pinq1 + 1
+		pframetype = ((const byte*)buffer + sizeof( dsprite_q1_t )); // pinq1 + 1
 		gEngfuncs.FS_FreeImage( pal ); // palette installed, no reason to keep this data
 	}
 	else if( *numi == 256 )
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 			break;
 		}
 
-		pframetype = (const dframetype_t *)(void *)(src + 768);
+		pframetype = (const byte *)(src + 768);
 		gEngfuncs.FS_FreeImage( pal ); // palette installed, no reason to keep this data
 	}
 	else
@@ -200,22 +202,25 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 
 	for( i = 0; i < mod->numframes; i++ )
 	{
-		frametype_t frametype = pframetype->type;
+		frametype_t frametype;
+
+		memcpy( &dframetype, pframetype, sizeof( dframetype ));
+		frametype = dframetype.type;
 		psprite->frames[i].type = (spriteframetype_t)frametype;
 
 		switch( frametype )
 		{
 		case FRAME_SINGLE:
 			Q_strncpy( group_suffix, "frame", sizeof( group_suffix ));
-			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadFrame( mod, pframetype + 1, &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
+			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadFrame( mod, pframetype + sizeof( dframetype_t ), &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
 			break;
 		case FRAME_GROUP:
 			Q_strncpy( group_suffix, "group", sizeof( group_suffix ));
-			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + 1, &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
+			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + sizeof( dframetype_t ), &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
 			break;
 		case FRAME_ANGLED:
 			Q_strncpy( group_suffix, "angle", sizeof( group_suffix ));
-			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + 1, &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
+			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + sizeof( dframetype_t ), &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
 			break;
 		}
 		if( pframetype == NULL ) break; // technically an error
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_sprite.c b/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
index adf8b79d..b6c95bd1 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_sprite.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ R_SpriteLoadFrame
 upload a single frame
 ====================
 */
-static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int num )
+static const byte *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int num )
 {
 	dspriteframe_t	pinframe;
 	mspriteframe_t	*pspriteframe;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadFrame( model_t *mod, const void *pin, msp
 	pspriteframe->gl_texturenum = gl_texturenum;
 	*ppframe = pspriteframe;
 
-	return ( const dframetype_t* )(( const byte* )pin + sizeof( dspriteframe_t ) + pinframe.width * pinframe.height * bytes );
+	return ( const byte* )(( const byte* )pin + sizeof( dspriteframe_t ) + pinframe.width * pinframe.height * bytes );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ R_SpriteLoadGroup
 upload a group frames
 ====================
 */
-static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadGroup( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int framenum )
+static const void *R_SpriteLoadGroup( model_t *mod, const void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int framenum )
 {
 	const dspritegroup_t	*pingroup;
 	mspritegroup_t	*pspritegroup;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static const dframetype_t *R_SpriteLoadGroup( model_t *mod, const void *pin, msp
 		ptemp = R_SpriteLoadFrame( mod, ptemp, &pspritegroup->frames[i], framenum * 10 + i );
 	}
 
-	return (const dframetype_t *)ptemp;
+	return ptemp;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 {
 	const dsprite_t		*pin;
 	const short		*numi = NULL;
-	const dframetype_t	*pframetype;
+	const byte	*pframetype;
+	dframetype_t dframetype;
 	msprite_t		*psprite;
 	int		i;
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 		rgbdata_t	*pal;
 
 		pal = gEngfuncs.FS_LoadImage( "#id.pal", (byte *)&i, 768 );
-		pframetype = (const dframetype_t *)((const byte*)buffer + sizeof( dsprite_q1_t )); // pinq1 + 1
+		pframetype = ((const byte*)buffer + sizeof( dsprite_q1_t )); // pinq1 + 1
 		gEngfuncs.FS_FreeImage( pal ); // palette installed, no reason to keep this data
 	}
 	else if( *numi == 256 )
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 			break;
 		}
 
-		pframetype = (const dframetype_t *)(src + 768);
+		pframetype = (const byte *)(src + 768);
 		gEngfuncs.FS_FreeImage( pal ); // palette installed, no reason to keep this data
 	}
 	else
@@ -200,22 +201,25 @@ void Mod_LoadSpriteModel( model_t *mod, const void *buffer, qboolean *loaded, ui
 
 	for( i = 0; i < mod->numframes; i++ )
 	{
-		frametype_t frametype = pframetype->type;
+		frametype_t frametype;
+
+		memcpy( &dframetype, pframetype, sizeof( dframetype ));
+		frametype = dframetype.type;
 		psprite->frames[i].type = (spriteframetype_t)frametype;
 
 		switch( frametype )
 		{
 		case FRAME_SINGLE:
 			Q_strncpy( group_suffix, "frame", sizeof( group_suffix ));
-			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadFrame( mod, pframetype + 1, &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
+			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadFrame( mod, pframetype + sizeof( dframetype_t ), &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
 			break;
 		case FRAME_GROUP:
 			Q_strncpy( group_suffix, "group", sizeof( group_suffix ));
-			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + 1, &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
+			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + sizeof( dframetype_t ), &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
 			break;
 		case FRAME_ANGLED:
 			Q_strncpy( group_suffix, "angle", sizeof( group_suffix ));
-			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + 1, &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
+			pframetype = R_SpriteLoadGroup( mod, pframetype + sizeof( dframetype_t ), &psprite->frames[i].frameptr, i );
 			break;
 		}
 		if( pframetype == NULL ) break; // technically an error