diff --git a/backends/swiften/main.cpp b/backends/swiften/main.cpp
index d13fabd0ed7a878c7b41e9de41337d497707b233..26ffbb2e17ac3b12ff844de07f774778cf1c247f 100644
--- a/backends/swiften/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/swiften/main.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class SwiftenPlugin : public NetworkPlugin, Swift::XMPPParserClient {
 			m_factories = new Swift::BoostNetworkFactories(loop);
 			m_conn = m_factories->getConnectionFactory()->createConnection();
 			m_conn->onDataRead.connect(boost::bind(&SwiftenPlugin::_handleDataRead, this, _1));
-			m_conn->connect(Swift::HostAddressPort(Swift::HostAddress(host), port));
+			m_conn->connect(Swift::HostAddressPort(SWIFT_HOSTADDRESS(host), port));
 #if HAVE_SWIFTEN_3
 			serializer = new Swift::XMPPSerializer(&collection, Swift::ClientStreamType, false);
 #else