diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 6def90e..64b4515 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 /* I've named the args so it is easy to tell whose space the pointers are in. */
 int verify_compat_iovec(struct msghdr *kern_msg, struct iovec *kern_iov,
-		   struct sockaddr *kern_address, int mode)
+		   struct sockaddr_storage *kern_address, int mode)
 {
 	int tot_len;