diff --git a/cue2pops.c b/cue2pops.c
index f66c99f..bf34aa4 100644
--- a/cue2pops.c
+++ b/cue2pops.c
@@ -1030,8 +1030,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		printf("daTrack_ptr LBA         = %d (%Xh)\n\n", daTrack_ptr / SECTORSIZE, daTrack_ptr / SECTORSIZE);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(headerbuf + 1032, &sector_count, sizeof(sector_count)); // Sector Count (LEHEX)
-	memcpy(headerbuf + 1036, &sector_count, sizeof(sector_count)); // Sector Count (LEHEX)
+	if (sizeof(sector_count) != 4) {
+		printf("Error: sector_count variable is not 4 bytes. This will break the header generation.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(headerbuf + 1032, &sector_count, 4); // Sector Count (LEHEX)
+	memcpy(headerbuf + 1036, &sector_count, 4); // Sector Count (LEHEX)
 
 	headerbuf[1024] = 0x6B;
 	headerbuf[1025] = 0x48;