diff --git a/lib/std/mem.zig b/lib/std/mem.zig
index 59c26cc8879f534a5f7560e979cd5663fced485d..a5613536c6a417f26ef1d782e3f18d6eb71f688a 100644
--- a/lib/std/mem.zig
+++ b/lib/std/mem.zig
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ pub fn readVarInt(comptime ReturnType: type, bytes: []const u8, endian: Endian)
             }
         },
     }
-    return @as(ReturnType, @truncate(result));
+    return @truncate(result);
 }
 
 test readVarInt {
@@ -2196,7 +2196,9 @@ pub fn byteSwapAllFields(comptime S: type, ptr: *S) void {
                 }
             }
         },
-        else => @compileError("byteSwapAllFields expects a struct or array as the first argument"),
+        else => {
+            ptr.* = @byteSwap(ptr.*);
+        },
     }
 }