diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/LinearDiskCache.h b/Source/Core/Common/LinearDiskCache.h
index 6b71508969..a00eb7ab37 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/LinearDiskCache.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/LinearDiskCache.h
@@ -170,14 +170,15 @@ private:
 	struct Header
 	{
 		Header()
-			: id(*(u32*)"DCAC")
-			, key_t_size(sizeof(K))
+			: key_t_size(sizeof(K))
 			, value_t_size(sizeof(V))
 		{
-			memcpy(ver, scm_rev_git_str, 40);
+			// Null-terminator is intentionally not copied.
+			std::memcpy(&id, "DCAC", sizeof(u32));
+			std::memcpy(ver, scm_rev_git_str, 40);
 		}
 
-		const u32 id;
+		u32 id;
 		const u16 key_t_size, value_t_size;
 		char ver[40];
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/x64CPUDetect.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/x64CPUDetect.cpp
index 8bce493b5a..23b279dbb8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/x64CPUDetect.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/x64CPUDetect.cpp
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ void CPUInfo::Detect()
 	// Detect CPU's CPUID capabilities, and grab CPU string
 	__cpuid(cpu_id, 0x00000000);
 	u32 max_std_fn = cpu_id[0];  // EAX
-	*((int *)brand_string) = cpu_id[1];
-	*((int *)(brand_string + 4)) = cpu_id[3];
-	*((int *)(brand_string + 8)) = cpu_id[2];
+	std::memcpy(&brand_string[0], &cpu_id[1], sizeof(int));
+	std::memcpy(&brand_string[4], &cpu_id[3], sizeof(int));
+	std::memcpy(&brand_string[8], &cpu_id[2], sizeof(int));
 	__cpuid(cpu_id, 0x80000000);
 	u32 max_ex_fn = cpu_id[0];
 	if (!strcmp(brand_string, "GenuineIntel"))