diff --git a/include/boost/decimal/detail/int128/detail/uint128_imp.hpp b/include/boost/decimal/detail/int128/detail/uint128_imp.hpp
index ec48af6b7..c1c2a6469 100644
--- a/include/boost/decimal/detail/int128/detail/uint128_imp.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/decimal/detail/int128/detail/uint128_imp.hpp
@@ -674,8 +674,10 @@ constexpr bool operator<(const uint128_t lhs, const uint128_t rhs) noexcept
     }
     else
     {
-        const uint32_t* l = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&lhs);
-        const uint32_t* r = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&rhs);
+        std::uint32_t l[4] {};
+        std::uint32_t r[4] {};
+        std::memcpy(l, &lhs, sizeof(lhs));
+        std::memcpy(r, &rhs, sizeof(rhs));
 
         if (l[3] != r[3])
         {
@@ -827,8 +829,10 @@ constexpr bool operator<=(const uint128_t lhs, const uint128_t rhs) noexcept
     }
     else
     {
-        const uint32_t* l = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&lhs);
-        const uint32_t* r = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&rhs);
+        std::uint32_t l[4] {};
+        std::uint32_t r[4] {};
+        std::memcpy(l, &lhs, sizeof(lhs));
+        std::memcpy(r, &rhs, sizeof(rhs));
 
         if (l[3] != r[3])
         {
@@ -980,8 +984,10 @@ constexpr bool operator>(const uint128_t lhs, const uint128_t rhs) noexcept
     }
     else
     {
-        const uint32_t* l = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&lhs);
-        const uint32_t* r = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&rhs);
+        std::uint32_t l[4] {};
+        std::uint32_t r[4] {};
+        std::memcpy(l, &lhs, sizeof(lhs));
+        std::memcpy(r, &rhs, sizeof(rhs));
 
         if (l[3] != r[3])
         {
@@ -1133,8 +1139,10 @@ constexpr bool operator>=(const uint128_t lhs, const uint128_t rhs) noexcept
     }
     else
     {
-        const uint32_t* l = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&lhs);
-        const uint32_t* r = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(&rhs);
+        std::uint32_t l[4] {};
+        std::uint32_t r[4] {};
+        std::memcpy(l, &lhs, sizeof(lhs));
+        std::memcpy(r, &rhs, sizeof(rhs));
 
         if (l[3] != r[3])
         {
diff --git a/test/github_issue_1260.cpp b/test/github_issue_1260.cpp
index dc5af98f2..3a8e01663 100644
--- a/test/github_issue_1260.cpp
+++ b/test/github_issue_1260.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ void test()
 
 int main()
 {
-    // TODO(mborland): GCC 12+ in 32 bit compilations only with release mode fail
-    #ifndef __i386__
-
     test<boost::decimal::decimal128_t>();
     test<boost::decimal::decimal_fast128_t>();
 
-    #endif
-
     return boost::report_errors();
 }