diff --git a/src/util/network.c b/src/util/network.c
index 56426e712fea080a4b2a3cb710a7e75c1d53ba08..aaea436a140506d6d2fc99fca04f9d04c8a3b880 100644
--- a/src/util/network.c
+++ b/src/util/network.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int getIPv4Addr(virSocketAddrPtr addr, virIPv4AddrPtr tab) {
     val = ntohl(addr->inet4.sin_addr.s_addr);
 
     for (i = 0;i < 4;i++) {
-        (*tab)[i] = val & 0xFF;
+        (*tab)[3 - i] = val & 0xFF;
         val >>= 8;
     }