diff --git a/src/network/lookup_name.c b/src/network/lookup_name.c
index a1851f1f..0e6db9ef 100644
--- a/src/network/lookup_name.c
+++ b/src/network/lookup_name.c
@@ -355,36 +355,53 @@ int __lookup_name(struct address buf[static MAXADDRS], char canon[static 256], c
 	 * excessive runtime and code size cost and dubious benefit.
 	 * So far the label/precedence table cannot be customized. */
 	for (i=0; i<cnt; i++) {
+		int family = buf[i].family;
 		int key = 0;
-		struct sockaddr_in6 sa, da = {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 sa6 = { 0 }, da6 = {
 			.sin6_family = AF_INET6,
 			.sin6_scope_id = buf[i].scopeid,
 			.sin6_port = 65535
 		};
-		if (buf[i].family == AF_INET6) {
-			memcpy(da.sin6_addr.s6_addr, buf[i].addr, 16);
+		struct sockaddr_in sa4 = { 0 }, da4 = {
+			.sin_family = AF_INET,
+			.sin_port = 65535
+		};
+		void *sa, *da;
+		socklen_t salen, dalen;
+		if (family == AF_INET6) {
+			memcpy(da6.sin6_addr.s6_addr, buf[i].addr, 16);
+			da = &da6; dalen = sizeof da6;
+			sa = &sa6; salen = sizeof sa6;
 		} else {
-			memcpy(da.sin6_addr.s6_addr,
+			memcpy(sa6.sin6_addr.s6_addr,
+				"\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\xff\xff", 12);
+			memcpy(da6.sin6_addr.s6_addr+12, buf[i].addr, 4);
+			memcpy(da6.sin6_addr.s6_addr,
 				"\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\xff\xff", 12);
-			memcpy(da.sin6_addr.s6_addr+12, buf[i].addr, 4);
+			memcpy(da6.sin6_addr.s6_addr+12, buf[i].addr, 4);
+			memcpy(&da4.sin_addr, buf[i].addr, 4);
+			da = &da4; dalen = sizeof da4;
+			sa = &sa4; salen = sizeof sa4;
 		}
-		const struct policy *dpolicy = policyof(&da.sin6_addr);
-		int dscope = scopeof(&da.sin6_addr);
+		const struct policy *dpolicy = policyof(&da6.sin6_addr);
+		int dscope = scopeof(&da6.sin6_addr);
 		int dlabel = dpolicy->label;
 		int dprec = dpolicy->prec;
 		int prefixlen = 0;
-		int fd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_UDP);
+		int fd = socket(family, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_UDP);
 		if (fd >= 0) {
-			if (!connect(fd, (void *)&da, sizeof da)) {
+			if (!connect(fd, da, dalen)) {
 				key |= DAS_USABLE;
-				if (!getsockname(fd, (void *)&sa,
-				    &(socklen_t){sizeof sa})) {
-					if (dscope == scopeof(&sa.sin6_addr))
+				if (!getsockname(fd, sa, &salen)) {
+					if (family == AF_INET) memcpy(
+						&sa6.sin6_addr.s6_addr+12,
+						&sa4.sin_addr, 4);
+					if (dscope == scopeof(&sa6.sin6_addr))
 						key |= DAS_MATCHINGSCOPE;
-					if (dlabel == labelof(&sa.sin6_addr))
+					if (dlabel == labelof(&sa6.sin6_addr))
 						key |= DAS_MATCHINGLABEL;
-					prefixlen = prefixmatch(&sa.sin6_addr,
-						&da.sin6_addr);
+					prefixlen = prefixmatch(&sa6.sin6_addr,
+						&da6.sin6_addr);
 				}
 			}
 			close(fd);