diff --git a/src/dcc.c b/src/dcc.c
index 0bd0a95cf..e3161b69b 100644
--- a/src/dcc.c
+++ b/src/dcc.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,6 @@ static void dcc_telnet(int idx, char *buf, int i)
     return;
   }
 
-  dcc[i].u.dns->ip = &dcc[i].sockname;
   dcc[i].sock = sock;
   dcc[i].port = port;
 #ifdef TLS
diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index 8e447a0aa..08ff7bc5b 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ static void dns_dcchostbyip(sockname_t *ip, char *hostn, int ok, void *other)
         (dcc[idx].u.dns->dns_type == RES_HOSTBYIP) && (
 #ifdef IPV6
         (ip->family == AF_INET6 &&
-          IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&dcc[idx].u.dns->ip->addr.s6.sin6_addr,
+          IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&dcc[idx].sockname.addr.s6.sin6_addr,
                              &ip->addr.s6.sin6_addr)) ||
         (ip->family == AF_INET &&
 #endif
-          (dcc[idx].u.dns->ip->addr.s4.sin_addr.s_addr ==
+          (dcc[idx].sockname.addr.s4.sin_addr.s_addr ==
                               ip->addr.s4.sin_addr.s_addr)))
 #ifdef IPV6
        )
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ static void dns_dccipbyhost(sockname_t *ip, char *hostn, int ok, void *other)
         (dcc[idx].u.dns->dns_type == RES_IPBYHOST) &&
         !strcasecmp(dcc[idx].u.dns->host, hostn)) {
       if (ok) {
-        if (dcc[idx].u.dns->ip)
-          memcpy(dcc[idx].u.dns->ip, ip, sizeof(sockname_t));
-        else
-          memcpy(&dcc[idx].sockname, ip, sizeof(sockname_t));
+        memcpy(&dcc[idx].sockname, ip, sizeof(sockname_t));
         dcc[idx].u.dns->dns_success(idx);
       } else
         dcc[idx].u.dns->dns_failure(idx);
diff --git a/src/eggdrop.h b/src/eggdrop.h
index d91872895..cc2516c05 100644
--- a/src/eggdrop.h
+++ b/src/eggdrop.h
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@ struct dns_info {
   char *cbuf;                   /* temporary buffer. Memory will be free'd
                                  * as soon as dns_info is free'd           */
   char *cptr;                   /* temporary pointer                       */
-  sockname_t *ip;               /* pointer to sockname with ipv4/6 address */
+  /* sockname with ipv4/6 address is dcc[i].sockname. we must not link that
+   * pointer here, because dcc array can be realloced
+   */
   int ibuf;                     /* temporary buffer for one integer        */
   char dns_type;                /* lookup type, e.g. RES_HOSTBYIP          */
   struct dcc_table *type;       /* type of the dcc table we are making the
diff --git a/src/mod/filesys.mod/filesys.c b/src/mod/filesys.mod/filesys.c
index 8ec6ad5fd..60206550f 100644
--- a/src/mod/filesys.mod/filesys.c
+++ b/src/mod/filesys.mod/filesys.c
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ static void filesys_dcc_send(char *nick, char *from, struct userrec *u,
       }
       dcc[i].port = atoi(prt);
       (void) setsockname(&dcc[i].sockname, ip, dcc[i].port, 0);
-      dcc[i].u.dns->ip = &dcc[i].sockname;
       dcc[i].sock = -1;
 #ifdef TLS
       dcc[i].ssl = ssl;
diff --git a/src/mod/server.mod/server.c b/src/mod/server.mod/server.c
index 2b920b4a7..3e98f5d1b 100644
--- a/src/mod/server.mod/server.c
+++ b/src/mod/server.mod/server.c
@@ -1923,7 +1923,6 @@ static int ctcp_DCC_CHAT(char *nick, char *from, char *handle,
 #endif
     dcc[i].port = atoi(prt);
     (void) setsockname(&dcc[i].sockname, ip, dcc[i].port, 0);
-    dcc[i].u.dns->ip = &dcc[i].sockname;
     dcc[i].sock = -1;
     strcpy(dcc[i].nick, u->handle);
     strcpy(dcc[i].host, from);