diff --git a/Objects/dict-common.h b/Objects/dict-common.h
index 3e52468..71d6b02 100644
--- a/Objects/dict-common.h
+++ b/Objects/dict-common.h
@@ -58,15 +58,8 @@
        - 4 bytes if dk_size <= 0xffffffff (int32_t*)
        - 8 bytes otherwise (int64_t*)
 
-       Dynamically sized, 8 is minimum. */
-    union {
-        int8_t as_1[8];
-        int16_t as_2[4];
-        int32_t as_4[2];
-#if SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4
-        int64_t as_8[1];
-#endif
-    } dk_indices;
+       Dynamically sized, SIZEOF_VOID_P is minimum. */
+    char dk_indices[];  /* char is required to avoid strict aliasing. */
 
     /* "PyDictKeyEntry dk_entries[dk_usable];" array follows:
        see the DK_ENTRIES() macro */