--- readconf.c
+++ readconf.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@
 	int opcode, *intptr, value, value2, scale;
 	long long orig, val64;
 	size_t len;
+	LogLevel *loglevelptr;
 	Forward fwd;
 
 	/* Strip trailing whitespace */
@@ -692,14 +693,14 @@
 		break;
 
 	case oLogLevel:
-		intptr = (int *) &options->log_level;
+		loglevelptr = &options->log_level;
 		arg = strdelim(&s);
 		value = log_level_number(arg);
 		if (value == SYSLOG_LEVEL_NOT_SET)
 			fatal("%.200s line %d: unsupported log level '%s'",
 			    filename, linenum, arg ? arg : "<NONE>");
-		if (*activep && (LogLevel) *intptr == SYSLOG_LEVEL_NOT_SET)
-			*intptr = (LogLevel) value;
+		if (*activep && *loglevelptr == SYSLOG_LEVEL_NOT_SET)
+			*loglevelptr = (LogLevel) value;
 		break;
 
 	case oLocalForward:
--- servconf.c
+++ servconf.c
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@
 {
 	char *cp, **charptr, *arg, *p;
 	int cmdline = 0, *intptr, value, n;
+	LogLevel *loglevelptr;
+	SyslogFacility *syslogfacilityptr;
 	ServerOpCodes opcode;
 	u_short port;
 	u_int i, flags = 0;
@@ -977,25 +979,25 @@
 		goto parse_flag;
 
 	case sLogFacility:
-		intptr = (int *) &options->log_facility;
+		syslogfacilityptr = &options->log_facility;
 		arg = strdelim(&cp);
 		value = log_facility_number(arg);
 		if (value == SYSLOG_FACILITY_NOT_SET)
 			fatal("%.200s line %d: unsupported log facility '%s'",
 			    filename, linenum, arg ? arg : "<NONE>");
-		if (*intptr == -1)
-			*intptr = (SyslogFacility) value;
+		if (*syslogfacilityptr == -1)
+			*syslogfacilityptr = (SyslogFacility) value;
 		break;
 
 	case sLogLevel:
-		intptr = (int *) &options->log_level;
+		loglevelptr = &options->log_level;
 		arg = strdelim(&cp);
 		value = log_level_number(arg);
 		if (value == SYSLOG_LEVEL_NOT_SET)
 			fatal("%.200s line %d: unsupported log level '%s'",
 			    filename, linenum, arg ? arg : "<NONE>");
-		if (*intptr == -1)
-			*intptr = (LogLevel) value;
+		if (*loglevelptr == -1)
+			*loglevelptr = (LogLevel) value;
 		break;
 
 	case sAllowTcpForwarding: