diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_386.h b/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_386.h
index 65df84da0d7..9cbd0385dfb 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_386.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_386.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-#define SIG_REGS(ctxt) (*((Sigcontext*)&((Ucontext*)(ctxt))->uc_mcontext))
+#define SIG_REGS(ctxt) (((Ucontext*)(ctxt))->uc_mcontext)
 
 #define SIG_EAX(info, ctxt) (SIG_REGS(ctxt).__gregs[REG_EAX])
 #define SIG_EBX(info, ctxt) (SIG_REGS(ctxt).__gregs[REG_EBX])
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_amd64.h b/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_amd64.h
index a374039aabc..4a339c1656b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_amd64.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_amd64.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-#define SIG_REGS(ctxt) (*((Sigcontext*)&((Ucontext*)(ctxt))->uc_mcontext))
+#define SIG_REGS(ctxt) (((Ucontext*)(ctxt))->uc_mcontext)
 
 #define SIG_RAX(info, ctxt) (SIG_REGS(ctxt).__gregs[REG_RAX])
 #define SIG_RBX(info, ctxt) (SIG_REGS(ctxt).__gregs[REG_RBX])
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_arm.h b/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_arm.h
index ffdca0e32f8..16df26df4b2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_arm.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/signal_netbsd_arm.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-#define SIG_REGS(ctxt) (*((Sigcontext*)&((Ucontext*)(ctxt))->uc_mcontext))
+#define SIG_REGS(ctxt) (((Ucontext*)(ctxt))->uc_mcontext)
 
 #define SIG_R0(info, ctxt) (SIG_REGS(ctxt).__gregs[0])
 #define SIG_R1(info, ctxt) (SIG_REGS(ctxt).__gregs[1])