diff --git a/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c b/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c
index d9de1d8ceb..13fdbfff87 100644
--- a/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ int getaddrinfo_retro(const char *node, const char *service,
    in_addr->sin_family = AF_INET;
    in_addr->sin_port   = inet_htons(strtoul(service, NULL, 0));
 
+   //sin_port seems to be the wrong endian for ps3
+   #if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__) && !defined(__PSL1GHT__)
+   in_addr->sin_port = (in_addr->sin_port>>8) | (in_addr->sin_port<<8);
+   #endif
+
+
    if (!node && (hints->ai_flags & AI_PASSIVE))
       in_addr->sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
    else if (node && isdigit(*node))
@@ -204,7 +210,8 @@ int getaddrinfo_retro(const char *node, const char *service,
       if (!host || !host->h_addr_list[0])
          goto error;
 
-      in_addr->sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(host->h_addr_list[0]);
+      in_addr->sin_family = host->h_addrtype;
+      memcpy(&in_addr->sin_addr, host->h_addr, host->h_length);
    }
    else
       goto error;