diff --git a/gpio/gpio.c b/gpio/gpio.c
index 5044997..871548e 100644
--- a/gpio/gpio.c
+++ b/gpio/gpio.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern int wiringPiDebug ;
 #  define	FALSE	(1==2)
 #endif
 
-#define	VERSION		"2.04"
+#define	VERSION		"2.05"
 #define	I2CDETECT	"/usr/sbin/i2cdetect"
 
 static int wpMode ;
diff --git a/wiringPi/wiringPiI2C.c b/wiringPi/wiringPiI2C.c
index 9e9ccf1..c787bce 100644
--- a/wiringPi/wiringPiI2C.c
+++ b/wiringPi/wiringPiI2C.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int wiringPiI2CReadReg16 (int fd, int reg)
   if (i2c_smbus_access (fd, I2C_SMBUS_READ, reg, I2C_SMBUS_WORD_DATA, &data))
     return -1 ;
   else
-    return data.byte & 0xFFFF ;
+    return data.word & 0xFFFF ;
 }