diff --git a/src/libbsc/abis_nm.c b/src/libbsc/abis_nm.c
index b2cfa53..ea94d37 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/abis_nm.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/abis_nm.c
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@
 	attr[1] = stream;
 	attr[3] = port >> 8;
 	attr[4] = port & 0xff;
-	*(uint32_t *)(attr+6) = ia.s_addr;
+	memcpy(attr + 6, &ia.s_addr, sizeof(uint32_t));
 
 	/* if ip == 0, we use the default IP */
 	if (ip == 0)