diff --git a/reactos/services/dhcp/compat.c b/reactos/services/dhcp/compat.c
index 34ed1d488cd..ec132ca360a 100644
--- a/reactos/services/dhcp/compat.c
+++ b/reactos/services/dhcp/compat.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ u_int32_t arc4random()
 	return ret;
 }
 
+
 int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *inp)
 {
 	inp->S_un.S_addr = inet_addr(cp);
@@ -38,3 +39,4 @@ int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *inp)
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
diff --git a/reactos/services/dhcp/dhclient.c b/reactos/services/dhcp/dhclient.c
index 88b05827fd6..6623a303c82 100644
--- a/reactos/services/dhcp/dhclient.c
+++ b/reactos/services/dhcp/dhclient.c
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ int
 ipv4addrs(char * buf)
 {
     char *tmp;
-    unsigned long jnk;
+    struct in_addr jnk;
     int i = 0;
 
     note("Input: %s\n", buf);
@@ -1994,8 +1994,7 @@ ipv4addrs(char * buf)
     do {
         tmp = strtok(buf, " ");
         note("got %s\n", tmp);
-		jnk = inet_addr( tmp );
-		if( tmp ) i++;
+		if( tmp && inet_aton(tmp, &jnk) ) i++;
         buf = NULL;
     } while( tmp );
 
diff --git a/reactos/services/dhcp/include/rosdhcp.h b/reactos/services/dhcp/include/rosdhcp.h
index f27d0462e72..1efc5b355c7 100644
--- a/reactos/services/dhcp/include/rosdhcp.h
+++ b/reactos/services/dhcp/include/rosdhcp.h
@@ -67,5 +67,6 @@ extern DWORD DSQueryHWInfo( PipeSendFunc Send, COMM_DHCP_REQ *Req );
 extern DWORD DSLeaseIpAddress( PipeSendFunc Send, COMM_DHCP_REQ *Req );
 extern DWORD DSRenewIpAddressLease( PipeSendFunc Send, COMM_DHCP_REQ *Req );
 extern DWORD DSReleaseIpAddressLease( PipeSendFunc Send, COMM_DHCP_REQ *Req );
+extern int inet_aton(const char *s, struct in_addr *addr);
 int warn( char *format, ... );
 #endif/*ROSDHCP_H*/