diff --git a/lbm_applications/1_thread_x_on_stm32_u5/smtc_hal_u5/smtc_hal_flash.c b/lbm_applications/1_thread_x_on_stm32_u5/smtc_hal_u5/smtc_hal_flash.c
index b58b14e..ecd3c63 100644
--- a/lbm_applications/1_thread_x_on_stm32_u5/smtc_hal_u5/smtc_hal_flash.c
+++ b/lbm_applications/1_thread_x_on_stm32_u5/smtc_hal_u5/smtc_hal_flash.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void hal_flash_read_buffer( uint32_t addr, uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size )
 
     while( FlashIndex < size )
     {
-        data8 = *( __IO uint32_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
+        data8 = *( __IO uint8_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
 
         buffer[FlashIndex] = data8;
 
diff --git a/lbm_applications/2_porting_nrf_52840/smtc_hal_nrf52840/smtc_hal_flash.c b/lbm_applications/2_porting_nrf_52840/smtc_hal_nrf52840/smtc_hal_flash.c
index 9ed42df..cdd32d7 100644
--- a/lbm_applications/2_porting_nrf_52840/smtc_hal_nrf52840/smtc_hal_flash.c
+++ b/lbm_applications/2_porting_nrf_52840/smtc_hal_nrf52840/smtc_hal_flash.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void hal_flash_read_buffer( uint32_t addr, uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size )
 
     while( FlashIndex < size )
     {
-        data8 = *( __IO uint32_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
+        data8 = *( __IO uint8_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
 
         buffer[FlashIndex] = data8;
 
diff --git a/lbm_applications/3_geolocation_on_lora_edge/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c b/lbm_applications/3_geolocation_on_lora_edge/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c
index 24b0a2f..a2326f7 100644
--- a/lbm_applications/3_geolocation_on_lora_edge/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c
+++ b/lbm_applications/3_geolocation_on_lora_edge/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void hal_flash_read_buffer( uint32_t addr, uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size )
 
     while( FlashIndex < size )
     {
-        data8 = *( __IO uint32_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
+        data8 = *( __IO uint8_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
 
         buffer[FlashIndex] = data8;
 
diff --git a/lbm_examples/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c b/lbm_examples/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c
index f7aba32..f6bf5b7 100644
--- a/lbm_examples/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c
+++ b/lbm_examples/smtc_hal_l4/smtc_hal_flash.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void hal_flash_read_buffer( uint32_t addr, uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size )
 
     while( FlashIndex < size )
     {
-        data8 = *( __IO uint32_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
+        data8 = *( __IO uint8_t* ) ( addr + FlashIndex );
 
         buffer[FlashIndex] = data8;