diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 196a284f51..4407e12295 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -850,6 +850,8 @@ int AvatarData::parseDataFromBuffer(const QByteArray& buffer) {
         glm::quat sensorToWorldQuat;
         unpackOrientationQuatFromSixBytes(data->sensorToWorldQuat, sensorToWorldQuat);
         float sensorToWorldScale;
+        // Grab a local copy of sensorToWorldScale to be able to use the unpack function with a pointer on it,
+        // a direct pointer on the struct attribute triggers warnings because of potential misalignement.
         auto srcSensorToWorldScale = data->sensorToWorldScale;
         unpackFloatScalarFromSignedTwoByteFixed((int16_t*)&srcSensorToWorldScale, &sensorToWorldScale, SENSOR_TO_WORLD_SCALE_RADIX);
         glm::vec3 sensorToWorldTrans(data->sensorToWorldTrans[0], data->sensorToWorldTrans[1], data->sensorToWorldTrans[2]);