diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/sha3.c b/wolfcrypt/src/sha3.c
index b58be411e..97cba7781 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/sha3.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/sha3.c
@@ -545,13 +545,29 @@ static void BlockSha3(word64 *s)
  */
 static word64 Load64BitBigEndian(const byte* a)
 {
-#ifdef BIG_ENDIAN_ORDER
+#if defined(BIG_ENDIAN_ORDER) || (WOLFSSL_GENERAL_ALIGNMENT == 1)
     word64 n = 0;
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
         n |= (word64)a[i] << (8 * i);
 
+    return n;
+#elif ((WOLFSSL_GENERAL_ALIGNMENT > 0) && (WOLFSSL_GENERAL_ALIGNMENT == 4))
+    word64 n;
+
+    n  =          *(word32*) a;
+    n |= ((word64)*(word32*)(a + 4)) << 32;
+
+    return n;
+#elif ((WOLFSSL_GENERAL_ALIGNMENT > 0) && (WOLFSSL_GENERAL_ALIGNMENT == 2))
+    word64 n;
+
+    n  =          *(word16*) a;
+    n |= ((word64)*(word16*)(a + 2)) << 16;
+    n |= ((word64)*(word16*)(a + 4)) << 32;
+    n |= ((word64)*(word16*)(a + 6)) << 48;
+
     return n;
 #else
     return *(const word64*)a;