diff --git a/os/access.c b/os/access.c
index 495d1e9c79..01ceb6d869 100644
--- a/os/access.c
+++ b/os/access.c
@@ -1860,7 +1860,9 @@ siHostnameAddrMatch(int family, void *addr, int len,
                 if ((f == family) && (len == hostaddrlen) &&
                     (memcmp(addr, hostaddr, len) == 0)) {
                     res = TRUE;
+#ifdef h_addr
                     break;
+#endif
                 }
             }
         }