diff --git a/pldmd/handler.hpp b/pldmd/handler.hpp
index b677e47..89b8a7f 100644
--- a/pldmd/handler.hpp
+++ b/pldmd/handler.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     static Response ccOnlyResponse(const pldm_msg* request, uint8_t cc)
     {
         Response response(sizeof(pldm_msg), 0);
-        auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(response.data());
+        auto ptr = new (response.data()) pldm_msg;
         auto rc =
             encode_cc_only_resp(request->hdr.instance_id, request->hdr.type,
                                 request->hdr.command, cc, ptr);
diff --git a/pldmd/pldmd.cpp b/pldmd/pldmd.cpp
index 202f794..7a62584 100644
--- a/pldmd/pldmd.cpp
+++ b/pldmd/pldmd.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         {
             uint8_t completion_code = PLDM_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PLDM_CMD;
             response.resize(sizeof(pldm_msg_hdr));
-            auto responseHdr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg_hdr*>(response.data());
+            auto responseHdr = new (response.data()) pldm_msg_hdr;
             pldm_header_info header{};
             header.msg_type = PLDM_RESPONSE;
             header.instance = hdrFields.instance;