diff --git a/src/OSSupport/BlockingTCPLink.cpp b/src/OSSupport/BlockingTCPLink.cpp
index e9c00d6d4..07f48b955 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/BlockingTCPLink.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport/BlockingTCPLink.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool cBlockingTCPLink::Connect(const char * iAddress, unsigned int iPort)
 		}
 	}
 
-	server.sin_addr.s_addr = *((unsigned long *)hp->h_addr);
+	memcpy(&server.sin_addr.s_addr,hp->h_addr, hp->h_length);
 	server.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	server.sin_port = htons( (unsigned short)iPort);
 	if (connect(m_Socket, (struct sockaddr *)&server, sizeof(server)))