diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index ad700bd30..5893f5abe 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -4613,7 +4613,7 @@ void SpawnHealer(int lvl)
 void SpawnStoreGold()
 {
 	GetItemAttrs(0, IDI_GOLD, 1);
-	qmemcpy(&golditem, item, sizeof(golditem));
+	golditem = *item;
 	golditem._iStatFlag = 1;
 }