diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_addr.h b/include/rdma/ib_addr.h
index b73a14edc85e..454e6ea742a5 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_addr.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_addr.h
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ static inline int rdma_ip2gid(struct sockaddr *addr, union ib_gid *gid)
 				       (struct in6_addr *)gid);
 		break;
 	case AF_INET6:
-		memcpy(gid->raw, &((struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr)->sin6_addr, 16);
+		*(struct in6_addr *)&gid->raw =
+			((struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr)->sin6_addr;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;