diff --git a/src_main/io/piethernet.cpp b/src_main/io/piethernet.cpp
index 16317bcc..b02dce1c 100755
--- a/src_main/io/piethernet.cpp
+++ b/src_main/io/piethernet.cpp
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ PIEthernet::Address PIEthernet::interfaceAddress(const PIString & interface_) {
 	ioctl(s, SIOCGIFADDR, &ifr);
 	::close(s);
 	struct sockaddr_in * sa = (struct sockaddr_in * )&ifr.ifr_addr;
-	return Address(uint(sa->sin_addr));
+	return Address(uint(sa->sin_addr.s_addr));
 #endif
 
 }