diff --git a/lib/common/bitstream.h b/lib/common/bitstream.h
index f1e7814aa..48021dfaf 100644
--- a/lib/common/bitstream.h
+++ b/lib/common/bitstream.h
@@ -271,11 +271,19 @@ MEM_STATIC size_t BIT_initDStream(BIT_DStream_t* bitD, const void* srcBuffer, si
           if (lastByte == 0) return ERROR(GENERIC);   /* endMark not present */
           bitD->bitsConsumed = 8 - BIT_highbit32(lastByte); }
     } else {
-        BYTE tmp[8] = {0};
-        memcpy(tmp, srcBuffer, srcSize);
         bitD->start = (const char*)srcBuffer;
         bitD->ptr   = bitD->start;
-        bitD->bitContainer = MEM_readLEST(tmp);
+        bitD->bitContainer = *(const BYTE*)(bitD->start);
+        switch(srcSize)
+        {
+            case 7: bitD->bitContainer += (size_t)(((const BYTE*)(srcBuffer))[6]) << (sizeof(bitD->bitContainer)*8 - 16);
+            case 6: bitD->bitContainer += (size_t)(((const BYTE*)(srcBuffer))[5]) << (sizeof(bitD->bitContainer)*8 - 24);
+            case 5: bitD->bitContainer += (size_t)(((const BYTE*)(srcBuffer))[4]) << (sizeof(bitD->bitContainer)*8 - 32);
+            case 4: bitD->bitContainer += (size_t)(((const BYTE*)(srcBuffer))[3]) << 24;
+            case 3: bitD->bitContainer += (size_t)(((const BYTE*)(srcBuffer))[2]) << 16;
+            case 2: bitD->bitContainer += (size_t)(((const BYTE*)(srcBuffer))[1]) <<  8;
+            default:;
+        }
         { BYTE const lastByte = ((const BYTE*)srcBuffer)[srcSize-1];
           if (lastByte == 0) return ERROR(GENERIC);   /* endMark not present */
           bitD->bitsConsumed = 8 - BIT_highbit32(lastByte); }