@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@
 #endif
 
 	if (_socket != OFInvalidSocketHandle)
 		@throw [OFAlreadyConnectedException exceptionWithSocket: self];
 
-	if ((_socket = socket(address->sockaddr.sockaddr.sa_family,
+	if ((_socket = socket(
+	    ((struct sockaddr *)&address->sockaddr)->sa_family,
 	    SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_SCTP)) ==
 	    OFInvalidSocketHandle) {
 		*errNo = OFSocketErrNo();
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -106,11 +107,11 @@
 			    errNo: (int *)errNo
 {
 	if (_socket == OFInvalidSocketHandle)
 		@throw [OFNotOpenException exceptionWithObject: self];
 
-	if (connect(_socket, &address->sockaddr.sockaddr,
+	if (connect(_socket, (struct sockaddr *)&address->sockaddr,
 	    address->length) != 0) {
 		*errNo = OFSocketErrNo();
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -228,11 +229,12 @@
 		      addressFamily: OFSocketAddressFamilyAny];
 
 	address = *(OFSocketAddress *)[socketAddresses itemAtIndex: 0];
 	OFSocketAddressSetPort(&address, port);
 
-	if ((_socket = socket(address.sockaddr.sockaddr.sa_family,
+	if ((_socket = socket(
+	    ((struct sockaddr *)&address.sockaddr)->sa_family,
 	    SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_SCTP)) == OFInvalidSocketHandle)
 		@throw [OFBindFailedException
 		    exceptionWithHost: host
 				 port: port
 			       socket: self
@@ -246,11 +248,12 @@
 #endif
 
 	setsockopt(_socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
 	    (char *)&one, (socklen_t)sizeof(one));
 
-	if (bind(_socket, &address.sockaddr.sockaddr, address.length) != 0) {
+	if (bind(_socket, (struct sockaddr *)&address.sockaddr,
+	    address.length) != 0) {
 		int errNo = OFSocketErrNo();
 
 		closesocket(_socket);
 		_socket = OFInvalidSocketHandle;
 
@@ -266,11 +269,11 @@
 		return port;
 
 	memset(&address, 0, sizeof(address));
 
 	address.length = (socklen_t)sizeof(address.sockaddr);
-	if (OFGetSockName(_socket, &address.sockaddr.sockaddr,
+	if (OFGetSockName(_socket, (struct sockaddr *)&address.sockaddr,
 	    &address.length) != 0) {
 		int errNo = OFSocketErrNo();
 
 		closesocket(_socket);
 		_socket = OFInvalidSocketHandle;
@@ -279,17 +282,18 @@
 							   port: port
 							 socket: self
 							  errNo: errNo];
 	}
 
-	if (address.sockaddr.sockaddr.sa_family == AF_INET)
+	switch (((struct sockaddr *)&address.sockaddr)->sa_family) {
+	case AF_INET:
 		return OFFromBigEndian16(address.sockaddr.in.sin_port);
 # ifdef OF_HAVE_IPV6
-	else if (address.sockaddr.sockaddr.sa_family == AF_INET6)
+	case AF_INET6:
 		return OFFromBigEndian16(address.sockaddr.in6.sin6_port);
 # endif
-	else {
+	default:
 		closesocket(_socket);
 		_socket = OFInvalidSocketHandle;
 
 		@throw [OFBindFailedException exceptionWithHost: host
 							   port: port