diff --git a/src/operators/rbl.cc b/src/operators/rbl.cc
index 44a07bc8..894f9dc8 100644
--- a/src/operators/rbl.cc
+++ b/src/operators/rbl.cc
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ bool Rbl::evaluate(Transaction *t, RuleWithActions *rule,
         return false;
     }
 
-    // NOSONAR
     // SonarCloud suggested to use the init-statement to declare "addr" inside the if statement.
     // I think that's not good here, because we need that in the else block
-    struct sockaddr *addr = info->ai_addr;
-    // NOSONAR
-    if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) { // only IPv4 address is allowed
-        auto sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) addr; // cppcheck-suppress[dangerousTypeCast]
-        furtherInfo(sin, ipStr, t, m_provider);
+    struct sockaddr *addr = info->ai_addr;  // NOSONAR
+    if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {  // NOSONAR
+        struct sockaddr_in sin{};  // initialize an empty struct; we don't need port info
+        memcpy(&sin.sin_addr, addr->sa_data + 2, sizeof(sin.sin_addr));
+        sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+        furtherInfo(&sin, ipStr, t, m_provider);
     }
     else {
         ms_dbg_a(t, 7,  "Unsupported address family: " + std::to_string(addr->sa_family));