diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index a7294472..0403468d 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -19175,19 +19175,6 @@ char *mg_random_str(char *buf, size_t len) {
   return buf;
 }
 
-uint32_t mg_ntohl(uint32_t net) {
-  uint8_t data[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
-  memcpy(&data, &net, sizeof(data));
-  return (((uint32_t) data[3]) << 0) | (((uint32_t) data[2]) << 8) |
-         (((uint32_t) data[1]) << 16) | (((uint32_t) data[0]) << 24);
-}
-
-uint16_t mg_ntohs(uint16_t net) {
-  uint8_t data[2] = {0, 0};
-  memcpy(&data, &net, sizeof(data));
-  return (uint16_t) ((uint16_t) data[1] | (((uint16_t) data[0]) << 8));
-}
-
 uint32_t mg_crc32(uint32_t crc, const char *buf, size_t len) {
   static const uint32_t crclut[16] = {
       // table for polynomial 0xEDB88320 (reflected)
diff --git a/mongoose.h b/mongoose.h
index 53d918ea..8469c739 100644
--- a/mongoose.h
+++ b/mongoose.h
@@ -1104,18 +1104,13 @@ struct mg_str mg_unpacked(const char *path);  // Packed file as mg_str
 void mg_bzero(volatile unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
 bool mg_random(void *buf, size_t len);
 char *mg_random_str(char *buf, size_t len);
-uint16_t mg_ntohs(uint16_t net);
-uint32_t mg_ntohl(uint32_t net);
 uint32_t mg_crc32(uint32_t crc, const char *buf, size_t len);
 uint64_t mg_millis(void);  // Return milliseconds since boot
 bool mg_path_is_sane(const struct mg_str path);
 
-#define mg_htons(x) mg_ntohs(x)
-#define mg_htonl(x) mg_ntohl(x)
-
-#define MG_U32(a, b, c, d)                                           \
-  (((uint32_t) ((a) & 255) << 24) | ((uint32_t) ((b) & 255) << 16) | \
-   ((uint32_t) ((c) & 255) << 8) | (uint32_t) ((d) & 255))
+#define MG_U32(a, b, c, d)                                         \
+  (((uint32_t) ((a) &255) << 24) | ((uint32_t) ((b) &255) << 16) | \
+   ((uint32_t) ((c) &255) << 8) | (uint32_t) ((d) &255))
 
 #define MG_IPV4(a, b, c, d) mg_htonl(MG_U32(a, b, c, d))
 
@@ -1124,9 +1119,15 @@ bool mg_path_is_sane(const struct mg_str path);
 #define MG_IPADDR_PARTS(ADDR) \
   MG_U8P(ADDR)[0], MG_U8P(ADDR)[1], MG_U8P(ADDR)[2], MG_U8P(ADDR)[3]
 
-#define MG_LOAD_BE16(p) ((uint16_t) ((MG_U8P(p)[0] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[1]))
-#define MG_LOAD_BE24(p) \
-  ((uint32_t) ((MG_U8P(p)[0] << 16U) | (MG_U8P(p)[1] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[2]))
+#define MG_LOAD_BE16(p) \
+  ((uint16_t) (((uint16_t) MG_U8P(p)[0] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[1]))
+#define MG_LOAD_BE24(p)                           \
+  ((uint32_t) (((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[0] << 16U) | \
+               ((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[1] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[2]))
+#define MG_LOAD_BE32(p)                           \
+  ((uint32_t) (((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[0] << 24U) | \
+               ((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[1] << 16U) | \
+               ((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[2] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[3]))
 #define MG_STORE_BE16(p, n)           \
   do {                                \
     MG_U8P(p)[0] = ((n) >> 8U) & 255; \
@@ -1138,6 +1139,23 @@ bool mg_path_is_sane(const struct mg_str path);
     MG_U8P(p)[1] = ((n) >> 8U) & 255;  \
     MG_U8P(p)[2] = (n) &255;           \
   } while (0)
+#define MG_STORE_BE32(p, n)            \
+  do {                                 \
+    MG_U8P(p)[0] = ((n) >> 24U) & 255; \
+    MG_U8P(p)[1] = ((n) >> 16U) & 255; \
+    MG_U8P(p)[2] = ((n) >> 8U) & 255;  \
+    MG_U8P(p)[3] = (n) &255;           \
+  } while (0)
+
+// network format equates big endian order
+static inline uint16_t mg_ntohs(uint16_t net) {
+  return MG_LOAD_BE16(&net);
+}
+static inline uint32_t mg_ntohl(uint32_t net) {
+  return MG_LOAD_BE32(&net);
+}
+#define mg_htons(x) mg_ntohs(x)
+#define mg_htonl(x) mg_ntohl(x)
 
 #define MG_REG(x) ((volatile uint32_t *) (x))[0]
 #define MG_BIT(x) (((uint32_t) 1U) << (x))
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index ff56ffac..cbb92872 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -73,19 +73,6 @@ char *mg_random_str(char *buf, size_t len) {
   return buf;
 }
 
-uint32_t mg_ntohl(uint32_t net) {
-  uint8_t data[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
-  memcpy(&data, &net, sizeof(data));
-  return (((uint32_t) data[3]) << 0) | (((uint32_t) data[2]) << 8) |
-         (((uint32_t) data[1]) << 16) | (((uint32_t) data[0]) << 24);
-}
-
-uint16_t mg_ntohs(uint16_t net) {
-  uint8_t data[2] = {0, 0};
-  memcpy(&data, &net, sizeof(data));
-  return (uint16_t) ((uint16_t) data[1] | (((uint16_t) data[0]) << 8));
-}
-
 uint32_t mg_crc32(uint32_t crc, const char *buf, size_t len) {
   static const uint32_t crclut[16] = {
       // table for polynomial 0xEDB88320 (reflected)
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index fc3229b7..0b5b82cf 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -14,18 +14,13 @@
 void mg_bzero(volatile unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
 bool mg_random(void *buf, size_t len);
 char *mg_random_str(char *buf, size_t len);
-uint16_t mg_ntohs(uint16_t net);
-uint32_t mg_ntohl(uint32_t net);
 uint32_t mg_crc32(uint32_t crc, const char *buf, size_t len);
 uint64_t mg_millis(void);  // Return milliseconds since boot
 bool mg_path_is_sane(const struct mg_str path);
 
-#define mg_htons(x) mg_ntohs(x)
-#define mg_htonl(x) mg_ntohl(x)
-
-#define MG_U32(a, b, c, d)                                           \
-  (((uint32_t) ((a) & 255) << 24) | ((uint32_t) ((b) & 255) << 16) | \
-   ((uint32_t) ((c) & 255) << 8) | (uint32_t) ((d) & 255))
+#define MG_U32(a, b, c, d)                                         \
+  (((uint32_t) ((a) &255) << 24) | ((uint32_t) ((b) &255) << 16) | \
+   ((uint32_t) ((c) &255) << 8) | (uint32_t) ((d) &255))
 
 #define MG_IPV4(a, b, c, d) mg_htonl(MG_U32(a, b, c, d))
 
@@ -34,9 +29,15 @@ bool mg_path_is_sane(const struct mg_str path);
 #define MG_IPADDR_PARTS(ADDR) \
   MG_U8P(ADDR)[0], MG_U8P(ADDR)[1], MG_U8P(ADDR)[2], MG_U8P(ADDR)[3]
 
-#define MG_LOAD_BE16(p) ((uint16_t) ((MG_U8P(p)[0] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[1]))
-#define MG_LOAD_BE24(p) \
-  ((uint32_t) ((MG_U8P(p)[0] << 16U) | (MG_U8P(p)[1] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[2]))
+#define MG_LOAD_BE16(p) \
+  ((uint16_t) (((uint16_t) MG_U8P(p)[0] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[1]))
+#define MG_LOAD_BE24(p)                           \
+  ((uint32_t) (((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[0] << 16U) | \
+               ((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[1] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[2]))
+#define MG_LOAD_BE32(p)                           \
+  ((uint32_t) (((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[0] << 24U) | \
+               ((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[1] << 16U) | \
+               ((uint32_t) MG_U8P(p)[2] << 8U) | MG_U8P(p)[3]))
 #define MG_STORE_BE16(p, n)           \
   do {                                \
     MG_U8P(p)[0] = ((n) >> 8U) & 255; \
@@ -48,6 +49,23 @@ bool mg_path_is_sane(const struct mg_str path);
     MG_U8P(p)[1] = ((n) >> 8U) & 255;  \
     MG_U8P(p)[2] = (n) &255;           \
   } while (0)
+#define MG_STORE_BE32(p, n)            \
+  do {                                 \
+    MG_U8P(p)[0] = ((n) >> 24U) & 255; \
+    MG_U8P(p)[1] = ((n) >> 16U) & 255; \
+    MG_U8P(p)[2] = ((n) >> 8U) & 255;  \
+    MG_U8P(p)[3] = (n) &255;           \
+  } while (0)
+
+// network format equates big endian order
+static inline uint16_t mg_ntohs(uint16_t net) {
+  return MG_LOAD_BE16(&net);
+}
+static inline uint32_t mg_ntohl(uint32_t net) {
+  return MG_LOAD_BE32(&net);
+}
+#define mg_htons(x) mg_ntohs(x)
+#define mg_htonl(x) mg_ntohl(x)
 
 #define MG_REG(x) ((volatile uint32_t *) (x))[0]
 #define MG_BIT(x) (((uint32_t) 1U) << (x))
diff --git a/test/unit_test.c b/test/unit_test.c
index 01316843..90dcc5da 100644
--- a/test/unit_test.c
+++ b/test/unit_test.c
@@ -2412,6 +2412,7 @@ static void test_util(void) {
   char buf[100], *s;
   struct mg_addr a;
   uint32_t ipv4;
+  uint16_t port;
   struct mg_str data;
   memset(&a, 0xa5, sizeof(a));
   ASSERT(mg_file_printf(&mg_fs_posix, "data.txt", "%s", "hi") == true);
@@ -2429,6 +2430,18 @@ static void test_util(void) {
   ASSERT(a.is_ip6 == false);
   memcpy(&ipv4, a.ip, sizeof(ipv4));
   ASSERT(ipv4 == mg_htonl(0x7f000001));
+  ASSERT(mg_ntohl(ipv4) == 0x7f000001);
+  MG_STORE_BE32(&ipv4, 0x5678abcd);
+  ASSERT(((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[0] == 0x56 && ((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[1] == 0x78 && ((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[2] == 0xab && ((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[3] == 0xcd);
+  ASSERT(MG_LOAD_BE32(&ipv4) == 0x5678abcd);
+  MG_STORE_BE16(&port, 0x1234);
+  ASSERT(((uint8_t *)&port)[0] == 0x12 && ((uint8_t *)&port)[1] == 0x34);
+  ASSERT(MG_LOAD_BE16(&port) == 0x1234);
+  ASSERT(port == mg_htons(0x1234));
+  ASSERT(mg_ntohs(port) == 0x1234);
+  MG_STORE_BE24(&ipv4, 0xef2345);
+  ASSERT(((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[0] == 0xef && ((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[1] == 0x23 && ((uint8_t *)&ipv4)[2] == 0x45);
+  ASSERT(MG_LOAD_BE24(&ipv4) == 0xef2345);
 
   memset(a.ip, 0xa5, sizeof(a.ip));
   ASSERT(mg_aton(mg_str("1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8"), &a) == true);