diff --git a/pmix.spec b/pmix.spec
index 568cf3d..a037cd8 100644
--- a/pmix.spec
+++ b/pmix.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/pmix/%{name}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{
 
 # Remove configure check for C++ since requires only C
 Patch0:         pmix_remove_cxx_lang.patch
+# Fix pointer casts/derefs in test suite
+Patch1:         pmix_pointer_casts_1.patch
+Patch2:         pmix_pointer_casts_2.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@ based starters (e.g., mpirun).
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 echo touching lexer sources to recompile them ...
 find src -name \*.l -print -exec touch --no-create {} \;
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ EOF
 %{_bindir}/*
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Jul 5 2019 Philip Kovacs <pkdevel@yahoo.com> - 3.1.3-1
+* Sat Jul 13 2019 Philip Kovacs <pkdevel@yahoo.com> - 3.1.3-1
 - Update to 3.1.3
 
 * Tue Jul 2 2019 Philip Kovacs <pkdevel@yahoo.com> - 3.1.2-2
diff --git a/pmix_pointer_casts_1.patch b/pmix_pointer_casts_1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78620ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmix_pointer_casts_1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+commit 3a7defdec3049b204e602f6fd9d5c5a71bf1df7d
+Author: Philip Kovacs <pkdevel@yahoo.com>
+Date:   Tue Jul 9 02:25:53 2019 -0400
+
+    fix incorrect pointer casts/derefs
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Philip Kovacs <pkdevel@yahoo.com>
+
+diff --git a/test/test_server.c b/test/test_server.c
+index aa897fb5..d0ab53ce 100644
+--- a/test/test_server.c
++++ b/test/test_server.c
+@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void server_unpack_procs(char *buf, size_t size)
+     char *nspace;
+ 
+     while ((size_t)(ptr - buf) < size) {
+-        ns_count = (size_t)*ptr;
++        ns_count = *(size_t *)ptr;
+         ptr += sizeof(size_t);
+ 
+         for (i = 0; i < ns_count; i++) {
+@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ static void server_unpack_procs(char *buf, size_t size)
+             nspace = ptr;
+             ptr += PMIX_MAX_NSLEN+1;
+ 
+-            ntasks = (size_t)*ptr;
++            ntasks = *(size_t *)ptr;
+             ptr += sizeof(size_t);
+ 
+-            ltasks = (size_t)*ptr;
++            ltasks = *(size_t *)ptr;
+             ptr += sizeof(size_t);
+ 
+             PMIX_LIST_FOREACH(tmp, server_nspace, server_nspace_t) {
+@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static void server_unpack_procs(char *buf, size_t size)
+             }
+             size_t i;
+             for (i = 0; i < ltasks; i++) {
+-                int rank = (int)*ptr;
++                int rank = *(int *)ptr;
+                 ptr += sizeof(int);
+                 if (ns_item->task_map[rank] >= 0) {
+                     continue;
+@@ -651,13 +651,13 @@ static void server_unpack_dmdx(char *buf, int *sender, pmix_proc_t *proc)
+ {
+     char *ptr = buf;
+ 
+-    *sender = (int)*ptr;
++    *sender = *(int *)ptr;
+     ptr += sizeof(int);
+ 
+     memcpy(proc->nspace, ptr, PMIX_MAX_NSLEN +1);
+     ptr += PMIX_MAX_NSLEN +1;
+ 
+-    proc->rank = (int)*ptr;
++    proc->rank = *(int *)ptr;
+     ptr += sizeof(int);
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/pmix_pointer_casts_2.patch b/pmix_pointer_casts_2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..926a03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmix_pointer_casts_2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/test/test_server.c b/test/test_server.c
+index 981a6604..ee91afd9 100644
+--- a/test/test_server.c
++++ b/test/test_server.c
+@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void server_unpack_procs(char *buf, size_t size)
+             size_t ltasks, ntasks;
+             int server_id;
+ 
+-            server_id = *ptr;
++            server_id = *(int *)ptr;
+             ptr += sizeof(int);
+ 
+             nspace = ptr;