--- net-tools-1.60/lib/inet.c
+++ net-tools-1.60/lib/inet.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     struct hostent *ent;
     struct netent *np;
     struct addr *pn;
-    unsigned long ad, host_ad;
+    uint32_t ad, host_ad;
     int host = 0;
 
     /* Grmpf. -FvK */
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
 	return (-1);
     }
-    ad = (unsigned long) sin->sin_addr.s_addr;
+    ad = sin->sin_addr.s_addr;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     fprintf (stderr, "rresolve: %08lx, mask %08x, num %08x \n", ad, netmask, numeric);
 #endif