diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypset/ypset.c b/usr.sbin/ypset/ypset.c
index 455b27378f6c..1296f3946fad 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ypset/ypset.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ypset/ypset.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				hent = gethostbyname(optarg);
 				if (hent == NULL)
 					errx(1, "host %s unknown", optarg);
-				bcopy(&hent->h_addr_list[0], &sin.sin_addr,
+				bcopy(hent->h_addr_list[0], &sin.sin_addr,
 					sizeof sin.sin_addr);
 			}
 			break;