diff --git a/libpldmresponder/platform_numeric_effecter.hpp b/libpldmresponder/platform_numeric_effecter.hpp
index a38863b..a3fab47 100644
--- a/libpldmresponder/platform_numeric_effecter.hpp
+++ b/libpldmresponder/platform_numeric_effecter.hpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
     auto pdrRecord = numericEffecterPDRs.getFirstRecord(pdrEntry);
     while (pdrRecord)
     {
-        pdr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_numeric_effecter_value_pdr*>(pdrEntry.data);
+        pdr = new (pdrEntry.data) pldm_numeric_effecter_value_pdr;
         if (pdr->effecter_id != effecterId)
         {
             pdr = nullptr;
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
 
     while (pdrRecord)
     {
-        pdr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_numeric_effecter_value_pdr*>(pdrEntry.data);
+        pdr = new (pdrEntry.data) pldm_numeric_effecter_value_pdr;
         if (pdr->effecter_id != effecterId)
         {
             pdr = nullptr;