diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index a1616cf..70950f8 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1126,9 +1126,9 @@
     if (cpu_ticks_enabled) {
         hw_error("cannot save state if virtual timers are running");
     }
-    qemu_put_be64s(f, &cpu_ticks_offset);
-    qemu_put_be64s(f, &ticks_per_sec);
-    qemu_put_be64s(f, &cpu_clock_offset);
+    qemu_put_be64(f, cpu_ticks_offset);
+    qemu_put_be64(f, ticks_per_sec);
+    qemu_put_be64(f, cpu_clock_offset);
 }
 
 static int timer_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
@@ -1138,10 +1138,10 @@
     if (cpu_ticks_enabled) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    qemu_get_be64s(f, &cpu_ticks_offset);
-    qemu_get_be64s(f, &ticks_per_sec);
+    cpu_ticks_offset=qemu_get_be64(f);
+    ticks_per_sec=qemu_get_be64(f);
     if (version_id == 2) {
-        qemu_get_be64s(f, &cpu_clock_offset);
+        cpu_clock_offset=qemu_get_be64(f);
     }
     return 0;
 }