diff --git a/Utilities/StrFmt.cpp b/Utilities/StrFmt.cpp
index 7678041cd8..a8c77bcc3d 100644
--- a/Utilities/StrFmt.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/StrFmt.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct fmt::cfmt_src
 	template <typename T>
 	T get(std::size_t index) const
 	{
-		return reinterpret_cast<const T&>(args[index]);
+		return *reinterpret_cast<const T*>(reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(args + index));
 	}
 
 	void skip(std::size_t extra)
diff --git a/Utilities/StrFmt.h b/Utilities/StrFmt.h
index 2b21a35abe..131aa7152a 100644
--- a/Utilities/StrFmt.h
+++ b/Utilities/StrFmt.h
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ struct fmt_unveil<T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_floating_point<T>::value && sizeof
 	using type = T;
 
 	// Convert FP to f64 and reinterpret (TODO?)
-	static inline u64 get(f64 arg)
+	static inline u64 get(const f64 arg)
 	{
-		return reinterpret_cast<u64&>(arg);
+		return *reinterpret_cast<const u64*>(reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(&arg));
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/Utilities/cfmt.h b/Utilities/cfmt.h
index 05bd5c13bf..3fe0002d66 100644
--- a/Utilities/cfmt.h
+++ b/Utilities/cfmt.h
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ std::size_t cfmt_append(Dst& out, const Char* fmt, Src&& src)
 
 		const std::string _fmt(fmt - ctx.size, fmt);
 
-		const u64 arg0 = src.template get<u64>(0);
+		const f64 arg0 = src.template get<f64>(0);
 		const u64 arg1 = ctx.args >= 1 ? src.template get<u64>(1) : 0;
 		const u64 arg2 = ctx.args >= 2 ? src.template get<u64>(2) : 0;