diff --git a/rigs/dummy/dummy.c b/rigs/dummy/dummy.c
index d3d7b51ac..aaba5d0b1 100644
--- a/rigs/dummy/dummy.c
+++ b/rigs/dummy/dummy.c
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ static int dummy_get_level(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, setting_t level, value_t *val)
         break;
     }
 
-    *val = curr->levels[idx];
+    memcpy (val, &curr->levels[idx], sizeof(value_t));
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called: %s\n", __func__,
               rig_strlevel(level));