diff --git a/common/main/multi.h b/common/main/multi.h
index 768b19040..4933d694d 100644
--- a/common/main/multi.h
+++ b/common/main/multi.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void multi_send_kill(vobjptridx_t objnum);
 void multi_send_remobj(vobjptridx_t objnum);
 void multi_send_door_open(segnum_t segnum, int side,ubyte flag);
 void multi_send_create_explosion(playernum_t);
-void multi_send_controlcen_fire(const vms_vector *to_target, int gun_num, int objnum);
+void multi_send_controlcen_fire(const vms_vector &to_target, int gun_num, int objnum);
 void multi_send_cloak(void);
 void multi_send_decloak(void);
 void multi_send_create_powerup(int powerup_type, segnum_t segnum, objnum_t objnum, const vms_vector &pos);
diff --git a/similar/main/cntrlcen.cpp b/similar/main/cntrlcen.cpp
index a69d8a4de..bb1244496 100644
--- a/similar/main/cntrlcen.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/cntrlcen.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void do_controlcen_frame(const vobjptridx_t obj)
 			}
 	
 			if (Game_mode & GM_MULTI)
-				multi_send_controlcen_fire(&vec_to_goal, best_gun_num, obj);	
+				multi_send_controlcen_fire(vec_to_goal, best_gun_num, obj);	
 			Laser_create_new_easy( vec_to_goal, obj->ctype.reactor_info.gun_pos[best_gun_num], obj, CONTROLCEN_WEAPON_NUM, 1);
 
 			int count = 0;
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void do_controlcen_frame(const vobjptridx_t obj)
 				vm_vec_scale_add2(vec_to_goal, randvec, F1_0/scale_divisor);
 				vm_vec_normalize_quick(vec_to_goal);
 				if (Game_mode & GM_MULTI)
-					multi_send_controlcen_fire(&vec_to_goal, best_gun_num, obj);
+					multi_send_controlcen_fire(vec_to_goal, best_gun_num, obj);
 				Laser_create_new_easy( vec_to_goal, obj->ctype.reactor_info.gun_pos[best_gun_num], obj, CONTROLCEN_WEAPON_NUM, count == 0);
 				count++;
 			}
diff --git a/similar/main/multi.cpp b/similar/main/multi.cpp
index 82bcff453..601c781f7 100644
--- a/similar/main/multi.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/multi.cpp
@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@ void multi_send_create_explosion(const playernum_t pnum)
 	multi_send_data<MULTI_CREATE_EXPLOSION>(multibuf, count, 0);
 }
 
-void multi_send_controlcen_fire(const vms_vector *to_goal, int best_gun_num, int objnum)
+void multi_send_controlcen_fire(const vms_vector &to_goal, int best_gun_num, int objnum)
 {
 #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
 	vms_vector swapped_vec;
@@ -3043,11 +3043,11 @@ void multi_send_controlcen_fire(const vms_vector *to_goal, int best_gun_num, int
 
 	count +=  1;
 #ifndef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	memcpy(multibuf+count, to_goal, 12);                    count += 12;
+	memcpy(multibuf+count, &to_goal, 12);                    count += 12;
 #else
-	swapped_vec.x = (fix)INTEL_INT( (int)to_goal->x );
-	swapped_vec.y = (fix)INTEL_INT( (int)to_goal->y );
-	swapped_vec.z = (fix)INTEL_INT( (int)to_goal->z );
+	swapped_vec.x = (fix)INTEL_INT( (int)to_goal.x );
+	swapped_vec.y = (fix)INTEL_INT( (int)to_goal.y );
+	swapped_vec.z = (fix)INTEL_INT( (int)to_goal.z );
 	memcpy(multibuf+count, &swapped_vec, 12);				count += 12;
 #endif
 	multibuf[count] = (char)best_gun_num;                   count +=  1;