diff --git a/trie/trie.c b/trie/trie.c
index 8e43d86..3da1ef6 100644
--- a/trie/trie.c
+++ b/trie/trie.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #define INPUT_FILE "../data/routing-data"
 #define READ_MODE "r"
-#define GET_BIT(key, bit) (( key.i[ bit / (sizeof(unsigned) * 8) ] & (1 << ((sizeof(unsigned) * 8 - 1) - (bit % (sizeof(unsigned) * 8)))) ) != 0 )
+#define GET_BIT(key, bit) ( ( key.l[ bit / 64 ] & (1ul << (63 - bit % 64)) ) != 0 )
 
 
 trie_node_t create_node() {