diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 5645b315b1..4e38e9498c 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -13263,15 +13263,15 @@ static int MatchIPv6(const char* pattern, int patternLen,
 
     /* Try parsing both as IPv6 */
 #ifdef FREESCALE_MQX
-    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, patBuf, &addr1, sizeof(addr1)) != RTCS_OK)
+    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, patBuf, &addr1.sin6_addr, sizeof(addr1.sin6_addr)) != RTCS_OK)
 #else
-    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, patBuf, &addr1) != 1)
+    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, patBuf, &addr1.sin6_addr) != 1)
 #endif
         return 0;
 #ifdef FREESCALE_MQX
-    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, strBuf, &addr2, sizeof(addr2)) != RTCS_OK)
+    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, strBuf, &addr2.sin6_addr, sizeof(addr2.sin6_addr)) != RTCS_OK)
 #else
-    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, strBuf, &addr2) != 1)
+    if (XINET_PTON(WOLFSSL_IP6, strBuf, &addr2.sin6_addr) != 1)
 #endif
         return 0;