diff --git a/libctru/include/netdb.h b/libctru/include/netdb.h
index dce8ffd..4e42861 100644
--- a/libctru/include/netdb.h
+++ b/libctru/include/netdb.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 	extern int	h_errno;
 	struct hostent*	gethostbyname(const char *name);
-	struct hostent*	gethostbyaddr(const char *addr, socklen_t len, int type);
+	struct hostent*	gethostbyaddr(const void *addr, socklen_t len, int type);
 	void		herror(const char *s);
 	const char*	hstrerror(int err);
 
diff --git a/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gethostbyaddr.c b/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gethostbyaddr.c
index d19e01b..7e1a117 100644
--- a/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gethostbyaddr.c
+++ b/libctru/source/services/soc/soc_gethostbyaddr.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ static struct hostent SOC_hostent;
 static char           *SOC_hostent_results[MAX_HOSTENT_RESULTS+1];
 static char           *SOC_hostent_alias = NULL;
 
-struct hostent* gethostbyaddr(const char *addr, socklen_t len, int type)
+struct hostent* gethostbyaddr(const void *addr, socklen_t len, int type)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 *cmdbuf = getThreadCommandBuffer();