diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/svc_generic.c b/lib/libc/rpc/svc_generic.c
index e1a09a9cbab..1ffb9327ee2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/svc_generic.c
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/svc_generic.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ svc_tli_create(fd, nconf, bindaddr, sendsz, recvsz)
 			_listen(fd, SOMAXCONN);
 		} else {
 			if (_bind(fd,
-			    (struct sockaddr *)(void *)&bindaddr->addr.buf,
+			    (struct sockaddr *)bindaddr->addr.buf,
 			    (socklen_t)si.si_alen) < 0) {
 				warnx(
 		"svc_tli_create: could not bind to requested address");