diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c b/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
index 83f95be..3a31352 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
@@ -86,14 +86,8 @@
 make_v4_ss_kv (session_kv4_t * kv, ip4_address_t * lcl, ip4_address_t * rmt,
 	       u16 lcl_port, u16 rmt_port, u8 proto)
 {
-  v4_connection_key_t *key = (v4_connection_key_t *) kv->key;
-
-  key->src.as_u32 = lcl->as_u32;
-  key->dst.as_u32 = rmt->as_u32;
-  key->src_port = lcl_port;
-  key->dst_port = rmt_port;
-  key->proto = proto;
-
+  kv->key[0] = (u64) rmt->as_u32 << 32 | (u64) lcl->as_u32;
+  kv->key[1] = (u64) proto << 32 | (u64) rmt_port << 16 | (u64) lcl_port;
   kv->value = ~0ULL;
 }
 
@@ -101,28 +95,16 @@
 make_v4_listener_kv (session_kv4_t * kv, ip4_address_t * lcl, u16 lcl_port,
 		     u8 proto)
 {
-  v4_connection_key_t *key = (v4_connection_key_t *) kv->key;
-
-  key->src.as_u32 = lcl->as_u32;
-  key->dst.as_u32 = 0;
-  key->src_port = lcl_port;
-  key->dst_port = 0;
-  key->proto = proto;
-
+  kv->key[0] = (u64) lcl->as_u32;
+  kv->key[1] = (u64) proto << 32 | (u64) lcl_port;
   kv->value = ~0ULL;
 }
 
 always_inline void
 make_v4_proxy_kv (session_kv4_t * kv, ip4_address_t * lcl, u8 proto)
 {
-  v4_connection_key_t *key = (v4_connection_key_t *) kv->key;
-
-  key->src.as_u32 = lcl->as_u32;
-  key->dst.as_u32 = 0;
-  key->src_port = 0;
-  key->dst_port = 0;
-  key->proto = proto;
-
+  kv->key[0] = (u64) lcl->as_u32;
+  kv->key[1] = (u64) proto << 32;
   kv->value = ~0ULL;
 }
 
@@ -137,17 +119,12 @@
 make_v6_ss_kv (session_kv6_t * kv, ip6_address_t * lcl, ip6_address_t * rmt,
 	       u16 lcl_port, u16 rmt_port, u8 proto)
 {
-  v6_connection_key_t *key = (v6_connection_key_t *) kv->key;
-
-  key->src.as_u64[0] = lcl->as_u64[0];
-  key->src.as_u64[1] = lcl->as_u64[1];
-  key->dst.as_u64[0] = rmt->as_u64[0];
-  key->dst.as_u64[1] = rmt->as_u64[1];
-  key->src_port = lcl_port;
-  key->dst_port = rmt_port;
-  key->proto = proto;
-  key->unused = 0;
-
+  kv->key[0] = lcl->as_u64[0];
+  kv->key[1] = lcl->as_u64[1];
+  kv->key[2] = rmt->as_u64[0];
+  kv->key[3] = rmt->as_u64[1];
+  kv->key[4] = (u64) proto << 32 | (u64) rmt_port << 16 | (u64) lcl_port;
+  kv->key[5] = 0;
   kv->value = ~0ULL;
 }
 
@@ -155,34 +132,24 @@
 make_v6_listener_kv (session_kv6_t * kv, ip6_address_t * lcl, u16 lcl_port,
 		     u8 proto)
 {
-  v6_connection_key_t *key = (v6_connection_key_t *) kv->key;
-
-  key->src.as_u64[0] = lcl->as_u64[0];
-  key->src.as_u64[1] = lcl->as_u64[1];
-  key->dst.as_u64[0] = 0;
-  key->dst.as_u64[1] = 0;
-  key->src_port = lcl_port;
-  key->dst_port = 0;
-  key->proto = proto;
-  key->unused = 0;
-
+  kv->key[0] = lcl->as_u64[0];
+  kv->key[1] = lcl->as_u64[1];
+  kv->key[2] = 0;
+  kv->key[3] = 0;
+  kv->key[4] = (u64) proto << 32 | (u64) lcl_port;
+  kv->key[5] = 0;
   kv->value = ~0ULL;
 }
 
 always_inline void
 make_v6_proxy_kv (session_kv6_t * kv, ip6_address_t * lcl, u8 proto)
 {
-  v6_connection_key_t *key = (v6_connection_key_t *) kv->key;
-
-  key->src.as_u64[0] = lcl->as_u64[0];
-  key->src.as_u64[1] = lcl->as_u64[1];
-  key->dst.as_u64[0] = 0;
-  key->dst.as_u64[1] = 0;
-  key->src_port = 0;
-  key->dst_port = 0;
-  key->proto = proto;
-  key->unused = 0;
-
+  kv->key[0] = lcl->as_u64[0];
+  kv->key[1] = lcl->as_u64[1];
+  kv->key[2] = 0;
+  kv->key[3] = 0;
+  kv->key[4] = (u64) proto << 32;
+  kv->key[5] = 0;
   kv->value = ~0ULL;
 }