diff --git a/kdecore/kcrash.cpp b/kdecore/kcrash.cpp
index 961dc2447..dd758f034 100644
--- a/kdecore/kcrash.cpp
+++ b/kdecore/kcrash.cpp
@@ -301,10 +301,7 @@ void KCrash::startDrKonqi( const char* argv[], int argc )
   }
   long pid;
   read_socket(socket, buffer, header.arg_length);
-  pid = 0;
-  for (int k=0;k<sizeof(long);k++) {
-    pid = pid | (buffer[k] << ((sizeof(long)-1-k)*8));
-  }
+  pid = *((long *) buffer);
 
   alarm(0); // Seems we made it....