diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index 687360d..9bb63ff 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -1779,10 +1779,8 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	if (msg->msg_name) {
-		struct sockaddr_vm *vm_addr;
-
 		/* Provide the address of the sender. */
-		vm_addr = (struct sockaddr_vm *)msg->msg_name;
+		DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_vm *, vm_addr, msg->msg_name);
 		vsock_addr_init(vm_addr, dg->src.context, dg->src.resource);
 		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*vm_addr);
 	}