diff --git a/libraries/wutsocket/hostid.c b/libraries/wutsocket/hostid.c
index 9a1c3bc..1dd16ec 100644
--- a/libraries/wutsocket/hostid.c
+++ b/libraries/wutsocket/hostid.c
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 long
 gethostid(void)
 {
-   long ip = -1;
-   ACGetAssignedAddress((uint32_t*) &ip);
-   return ip;
+   uint32_t ip = UINT32_MAX;
+   ACGetAssignedAddress(&ip);
+   return (long)ip;
 }
 
 int