diff --git a/libs/main/io_devices/piethernet.cpp b/libs/main/io_devices/piethernet.cpp
index 16f8e24c..e4c086b0 100644
--- a/libs/main/io_devices/piethernet.cpp
+++ b/libs/main/io_devices/piethernet.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@
 
 #ifndef WINDOWS
 PIString getSockAddr(sockaddr * s) {
-	return s == 0 ? PIString() : PIStringAscii(inet_ntoa(((sockaddr_in *)s)->sin_addr));
+	if (!s) return PIString();
+	char buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+	const char * r = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &((sockaddr_in *)s)->sin_addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	return r ? PIStringAscii(r) : PIString();
 }
 #endif