diff --git a/OpenCL/m31700_a3-pure.cl b/OpenCL/m31700_a3-pure.cl
index 18e0ee510..9a9db3047 100644
--- a/OpenCL/m31700_a3-pure.cl
+++ b/OpenCL/m31700_a3-pure.cl
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ KERNEL_FQ void m31700_mxx (KERN_ATTR_VECTOR_ESALT (md5_double_salt_t))
 
   const u32 salt1_len = esalt_bufs[DIGESTS_OFFSET_HOST].salt1_len;
 
-  u32 salt1_buf[64] = { 0 };
+  u32x salt1_buf[64] = { 0 };
 
   for (u32 i = 0, idx = 0; i < salt1_len; i += 4, idx += 1)
   {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ KERNEL_FQ void m31700_mxx (KERN_ATTR_VECTOR_ESALT (md5_double_salt_t))
 
   const u32 salt2_len = esalt_bufs[DIGESTS_OFFSET_HOST].salt2_len;
 
-  u32 salt2_buf[64] = { 0 };
+  u32x salt2_buf[64] = { 0 };
 
   for (u32 i = 0, idx = 0; i < salt2_len; i += 4, idx += 1)
   {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ KERNEL_FQ void m31700_sxx (KERN_ATTR_VECTOR_ESALT (md5_double_salt_t))
 
   const u32 salt1_len = esalt_bufs[DIGESTS_OFFSET_HOST].salt1_len;
 
-  u32 salt1_buf[64] = { 0 };
+  u32x salt1_buf[64] = { 0 };
 
   for (u32 i = 0, idx = 0; i < salt1_len; i += 4, idx += 1)
   {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ KERNEL_FQ void m31700_sxx (KERN_ATTR_VECTOR_ESALT (md5_double_salt_t))
 
   const u32 salt2_len = esalt_bufs[DIGESTS_OFFSET_HOST].salt2_len;
 
-  u32 salt2_buf[64] = { 0 };
+  u32x salt2_buf[64] = { 0 };
 
   for (u32 i = 0, idx = 0; i < salt2_len; i += 4, idx += 1)
   {
diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 17662ae20..ee7d57b93 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 - Skip chained generated rules that exceed the maximum number of function calls
 - Fixed incorrect plaintext check for 25400 and 26610. Increased plaintext check to 32 bytes to prevent false positives.
 - Fixed bug in --stdout that caused certain rules to malfunction
+- Fixed incompatible pointer types (salt1 and salt2 buf) in 31700 a3 kernel
 - Fixed incompatible pointer types (salt1 and salt2 buf) in 3730 a3 kernel
 - Handle signed/unsigned PDF permission P value for all PDF hash-modes