diff --git a/pool.c b/pool.c
index 015d93c..b84c3a7 100644
--- a/pool.c
+++ b/pool.c
@@ -67,13 +67,22 @@ struct pool_val *pool(struct pool *p, char *s, int type) {
 	return pool1(p, s, type, strcmp);
 }
 
-static int llcmp(const char *v1, const char *v2) {
-	long long *ll1 = (long long *) v1;
-	long long *ll2 = (long long *) v2;
+static long long mangle(long long in) {
+	int i;
+	long long out = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
+		out |= ((in >> i) & 1) << (63 - i);
+	}
+	return out;
+}
 
-	if (*ll1 < *ll2) {
+static int llcmp(const char *v1, const char *v2) {
+	long long ll1 = mangle(*(long long *) v1);
+	long long ll2 = mangle(*(long long *) v2);
+
+	if (ll1 < ll2) {
 		return -1;
-	} else if (*ll1 > *ll2) {
+	} else if (ll1 > ll2) {
 		return 1;
 	} else {
 		return 0;