diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 671878f44a9..14121df8f92 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #15538: Fix compilation of the getnameinfo() / getaddrinfo()
+  emulation code.  Patch by Philipp Hagemeister.
+
 - Issue #9803: Don't close IDLE on saving if breakpoint is open.
   Patch by Roger Serwy.
 
diff --git a/Modules/getaddrinfo.c b/Modules/getaddrinfo.c
index a3ca30ac29c..e2a2edf82d3 100644
--- a/Modules/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/Modules/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ getaddrinfo(const char*hostname, const char*servname,
                 break;
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPV6
             case AF_INET6:
-                pfx = ((struct in6_addr *)pton)->s6_addr8[0];
+                pfx = ((struct in6_addr *)pton)->s6_addr[0];
                 if (pfx == 0 || pfx == 0xfe || pfx == 0xff)
                     pai->ai_flags &= ~AI_CANONNAME;
                 break;
diff --git a/Modules/getnameinfo.c b/Modules/getnameinfo.c
index e9aeafb199f..f014c11ae15 100644
--- a/Modules/getnameinfo.c
+++ b/Modules/getnameinfo.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ getnameinfo(sa, salen, host, hostlen, serv, servlen, flags)
         break;
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPV6
     case AF_INET6:
-        pfx = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)sa)->sin6_addr.s6_addr8[0];
+        pfx = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)sa)->sin6_addr.s6_addr[0];
         if (pfx == 0 || pfx == 0xfe || pfx == 0xff)
             flags |= NI_NUMERICHOST;
         break;