diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 7a417e5a73..93f6f80d3e 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int git_tcp_connect(int fd[2], const char *prog, char *host, char *path)
 		memset(&sa, 0, sizeof sa);
 		sa.sin_family = he->h_addrtype;
 		sa.sin_port = htons(nport);
-		memcpy(&sa.sin_addr, ap, he->h_length);
+		memcpy(&sa.sin_addr, *ap, he->h_length);
 
 		if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof sa) < 0) {
 			close(sockfd);