diff --git a/authd/providers/ident.c b/authd/providers/ident.c
index a610cfe50..8c586bed7 100644
--- a/authd/providers/ident.c
+++ b/authd/providers/ident.c
@@ -97,12 +97,8 @@ bool ident_start(struct auth_client *auth)
 	query->F = F;
 
 	/* Build sockaddr_storages for rb_connect_tcp below */
-	if(!rb_inet_pton_sock(auth->l_ip, (struct sockaddr *)&l_addr, sizeof(l_addr)) ||
-		!rb_inet_pton_sock(auth->c_ip, (struct sockaddr)&c_addr, sizeof(c_addr)))
-	{
-		client_fail(auth, REPORT_FAIL);
-		return true;
-	}
+	memcpy(&l_addr, auth->l_addr, sizeof(l_addr));
+	memcpy(&c_addr, auth->c_addr, sizeof(c_addr));
 
 	/* Set the ports correctly */
 #ifdef RB_IPV6