diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_dcmi.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_dcmi.c
index f62f404..847cff6 100755
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_dcmi.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_dcmi.c
@@ -494,6 +494,13 @@ ipmi_dcmi_prnt_oobDiscover(struct ipmi_intf * intf)
                 s->hostname);
             return -1;
         }
+		if (host->h_addrtype != AF_INET) {
+			lprintf(LOG_ERR,
+					"Address lookup for %s failed. Got %s, expected IPv4 address.",
+					s->hostname,
+					(host->h_addrtype == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "Unknown");
+			return (-1);
+		}
         s->addr.sin_family = host->h_addrtype;
         memcpy(&s->addr.sin_addr, host->h_addr, host->h_length);
     }
diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_tsol.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_tsol.c
index 62e043a..be53236 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_tsol.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_tsol.c
@@ -437,6 +437,13 @@ ipmi_tsol_main(struct ipmi_intf * intf, int argc, char ** argv)
 				intf->session->hostname);
 			return -1;
 		}
+		if (host->h_addrtype != AF_INET) {
+			lprintf(LOG_ERR,
+					"Address lookup for %s failed. Got %s, expected IPv4 address.",
+					intf->session->hostname,
+					(host->h_addrtype == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "Unknown");
+			return (-1);
+		}
 		intf->session->addr.sin_family = host->h_addrtype;
 		memcpy(&intf->session->addr.sin_addr, host->h_addr, host->h_length);
 	}
diff --git a/ipmitool/src/plugins/lan/lan.c b/ipmitool/src/plugins/lan/lan.c
index 9ef251c..e088479 100644
--- a/ipmitool/src/plugins/lan/lan.c
+++ b/ipmitool/src/plugins/lan/lan.c
@@ -2045,6 +2045,13 @@ ipmi_lan_open(struct ipmi_intf * intf)
 				s->hostname);
 			return -1;
 		}
+		if (host->h_addrtype != AF_INET) {
+			lprintf(LOG_ERR,
+					"Address lookup for %s failed. Got %s, expected IPv4 address.",
+					s->hostname,
+					(host->h_addrtype == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "Unknown");
+			return (-1);
+		}
 		s->addr.sin_family = host->h_addrtype;
 		memcpy(&s->addr.sin_addr, host->h_addr, host->h_length);
 	}
diff --git a/ipmitool/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c b/ipmitool/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c
index 03ed199..acf2410 100644
--- a/ipmitool/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c
+++ b/ipmitool/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c
@@ -3387,6 +3387,13 @@ ipmi_lanplus_open(struct ipmi_intf * intf)
 				session->hostname);
 			return -1;
 		}
+		if (host->h_addrtype != AF_INET) {
+			lprintf(LOG_ERR,
+					"Address lookup for %s failed. Got %s, expected IPv4 address.",
+					session->hostname,
+					(host->h_addrtype == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "Unknown");
+			return (-1);
+		}
 		addr.sin_family = host->h_addrtype;
 		memcpy(&addr.sin_addr, host->h_addr, host->h_length);
 	}