diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
index 7b794a14d6e851fbc4afc82711ecdb6ecf336c61..8be082edf986fd1e4d763c69bbd06ef3b3bd8cdc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,6 @@ static int roce_resolve_route_from_path(struct sa_path_rec *rec,
 {
 	struct rdma_dev_addr dev_addr = {};
 	union {
-		struct sockaddr     _sockaddr;
 		struct sockaddr_in  _sockaddr_in;
 		struct sockaddr_in6 _sockaddr_in6;
 	} sgid_addr, dgid_addr;
@@ -1249,12 +1248,12 @@ static int roce_resolve_route_from_path(struct sa_path_rec *rec,
 	 */
 	dev_addr.net = &init_net;
 
-	rdma_gid2ip(&sgid_addr._sockaddr, &rec->sgid);
-	rdma_gid2ip(&dgid_addr._sockaddr, &rec->dgid);
+	rdma_gid2ip((struct sockaddr *)&sgid_addr, &rec->sgid);
+	rdma_gid2ip((struct sockaddr *)&dgid_addr, &rec->dgid);
 
 	/* validate the route */
-	ret = rdma_resolve_ip_route(&sgid_addr._sockaddr,
-				    &dgid_addr._sockaddr, &dev_addr);
+	ret = rdma_resolve_ip_route((struct sockaddr *)&sgid_addr,
+				    (struct sockaddr *)&dgid_addr, &dev_addr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;