diff --git a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
index e6130e4..bc9963f 100644
--- a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
+++ b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
 static int default_scope(inet_prefix *lcl)
 {
 	if (lcl->family == AF_INET) {
-		if (lcl->bytelen >= 1 && *(__u8*)&lcl->data == 127)
+		if (lcl->bytelen >= 1 && *(uint8_t*)&lcl->data == 127)
 			return RT_SCOPE_HOST;
 	}
 	return 0;