diff --git a/net/dgram.c b/net/dgram.c
index 45d869efc844..57933bfbd1c1 100644
--- a/net/dgram.c
+++ b/net/dgram.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct NetDgramState {
     NetClientState nc;
     int fd;
     SocketReadState rs;
-    struct sockaddr_in dgram_dst; /* contains destination iff connectionless */
+    struct sockaddr *dgram_dst; /* contains destination iff connectionless */
     bool read_poll;               /* waiting to receive data? */
     bool write_poll;              /* waiting to transmit data? */
 } NetDgramState;
@@ -83,10 +83,9 @@ static ssize_t net_dgram_receive_dgram(NetClientState *nc,
     ssize_t ret;
 
     do {
-        if (s->dgram_dst.sin_family != AF_UNIX) {
-            ret = sendto(s->fd, buf, size, 0,
-                         (struct sockaddr *)&s->dgram_dst,
-                         sizeof(s->dgram_dst));
+        if (s->dgram_dst) {
+            ret = sendto(s->fd, buf, size, 0, s->dgram_dst,
+                         sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
         } else {
             ret = send(s->fd, buf, size, 0);
         }
@@ -243,6 +242,8 @@ static void net_dgram_cleanup(NetClientState *nc)
         close(s->fd);
         s->fd = -1;
     }
+    g_free(s->dgram_dst);
+    s->dgram_dst = NULL;
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_dgram_socket_info = {
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ static NetDgramState *net_dgram_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
                                               SocketAddress *mcast,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    struct sockaddr_in saddr;
+    struct sockaddr_in *saddr = NULL;
     int newfd;
     NetClientState *nc;
     NetDgramState *s;
@@ -281,24 +282,25 @@ static NetDgramState *net_dgram_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
      */
 
     if (is_fd && mcast != NULL) {
-            if (convert_host_port(&saddr, mcast->u.inet.host,
-                                  mcast->u.inet.port, errp) < 0) {
+            saddr = g_new(struct sockaddr_in, 1);
+
+            if (convert_host_port(saddr, mcast->u.inet.host, mcast->u.inet.port,
+                                  errp) < 0) {
                 goto err;
             }
             /* must be bound */
-            if (saddr.sin_addr.s_addr == 0) {
+            if (saddr->sin_addr.s_addr == 0) {
                 error_setg(errp, "can't setup multicast destination address");
                 goto err;
             }
             /* clone dgram socket */
-            newfd = net_dgram_mcast_create(&saddr, NULL, errp);
+            newfd = net_dgram_mcast_create(saddr, NULL, errp);
             if (newfd < 0) {
                 goto err;
             }
             /* clone newfd to fd, close newfd */
             dup2(newfd, fd);
             close(newfd);
-
     }
 
     nc = qemu_new_net_client(&net_dgram_socket_info, peer, model, name);
@@ -310,16 +312,13 @@ static NetDgramState *net_dgram_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
     net_dgram_read_poll(s, true);
 
     /* mcast: save bound address as dst */
-    if (is_fd && mcast != NULL) {
-        s->dgram_dst = saddr;
+    if (saddr) {
+        g_assert(s->dgram_dst == NULL);
+        s->dgram_dst = (struct sockaddr *)saddr;
         snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str),
                  "fd=%d (cloned mcast=%s:%d)",
-                 fd, inet_ntoa(saddr.sin_addr), ntohs(saddr.sin_port));
+                 fd, inet_ntoa(saddr->sin_addr), ntohs(saddr->sin_port));
     } else {
-        if (sa_type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX) {
-            s->dgram_dst.sin_family = AF_UNIX;
-        }
-
         snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str), "fd=%d %s", fd,
                  SocketAddressType_str(sa_type));
     }
@@ -327,6 +326,7 @@ static NetDgramState *net_dgram_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
     return s;
 
 err:
+    g_free(saddr);
     closesocket(fd);
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -340,21 +340,24 @@ static int net_dgram_mcast_init(NetClientState *peer,
 {
     NetDgramState *s;
     int fd, ret;
-    struct sockaddr_in saddr;
+    struct sockaddr_in *saddr;
 
     if (remote->type != SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET) {
         error_setg(errp, "multicast only support inet type");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (convert_host_port(&saddr, remote->u.inet.host, remote->u.inet.port,
+    saddr = g_new(struct sockaddr_in, 1);
+    if (convert_host_port(saddr, remote->u.inet.host, remote->u.inet.port,
                           errp) < 0) {
+        g_free(saddr);
         return -1;
     }
 
     if (!local) {
-        fd = net_dgram_mcast_create(&saddr, NULL, errp);
+        fd = net_dgram_mcast_create(saddr, NULL, errp);
         if (fd < 0) {
+            g_free(saddr);
             return -1;
         }
     } else {
@@ -363,13 +366,15 @@ static int net_dgram_mcast_init(NetClientState *peer,
             struct in_addr localaddr;
 
             if (inet_aton(local->u.inet.host, &localaddr) == 0) {
+                g_free(saddr);
                 error_setg(errp, "localaddr '%s' is not a valid IPv4 address",
                            local->u.inet.host);
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            fd = net_dgram_mcast_create(&saddr, &localaddr, errp);
+            fd = net_dgram_mcast_create(saddr, &localaddr, errp);
             if (fd < 0) {
+                g_free(saddr);
                 return -1;
             }
             break;
@@ -377,16 +382,19 @@ static int net_dgram_mcast_init(NetClientState *peer,
         case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD:
             fd = monitor_fd_param(monitor_cur(), local->u.fd.str, errp);
             if (fd == -1) {
+                g_free(saddr);
                 return -1;
             }
             ret = qemu_socket_try_set_nonblock(fd);
             if (ret < 0) {
+                g_free(saddr);
                 error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "%s: Can't use file descriptor %d",
                                  name, fd);
                 return -1;
             }
             break;
         default:
+            g_free(saddr);
             error_setg(errp, "only support inet or fd type for local");
             return -1;
         }
@@ -396,13 +404,16 @@ static int net_dgram_mcast_init(NetClientState *peer,
                                  local->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD,
                                  remote, errp);
     if (!s) {
+        g_free(saddr);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    s->dgram_dst = saddr;
+    g_assert(s->dgram_dst == NULL);
+    s->dgram_dst = (struct sockaddr *)saddr;
 
     snprintf(s->nc.info_str, sizeof(s->nc.info_str), "mcast=%s:%d",
-             inet_ntoa(saddr.sin_addr), ntohs(saddr.sin_port));
+             inet_ntoa(saddr->sin_addr), ntohs(saddr->sin_port));
+
     return 0;
 
 }
@@ -416,8 +427,8 @@ static int net_dgram_init(NetClientState *peer,
 {
     NetDgramState *s;
     int fd, ret;
-    struct sockaddr_in raddr_in;
     gchar *info_str;
+    struct sockaddr *dgram_dst;
 
     /* detect multicast address */
     if (remote && remote->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET) {
@@ -458,7 +469,7 @@ static int net_dgram_init(NetClientState *peer,
 
     switch (local->type) {
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET: {
-        struct sockaddr_in laddr_in;
+        struct sockaddr_in laddr_in, raddr_in;
 
         if (convert_host_port(&laddr_in, local->u.inet.host, local->u.inet.port,
                               errp) < 0) {
@@ -492,9 +503,12 @@ static int net_dgram_init(NetClientState *peer,
         }
         qemu_socket_set_nonblock(fd);
 
+        dgram_dst = g_malloc(sizeof(raddr_in));
+        memcpy(dgram_dst, &raddr_in, sizeof(raddr_in));
+
         info_str = g_strdup_printf("udp=%s:%d/%s:%d",
-                 inet_ntoa(laddr_in.sin_addr), ntohs(laddr_in.sin_port),
-                 inet_ntoa(raddr_in.sin_addr), ntohs(raddr_in.sin_port));
+                        inet_ntoa(laddr_in.sin_addr), ntohs(laddr_in.sin_port),
+                        inet_ntoa(raddr_in.sin_addr), ntohs(raddr_in.sin_port));
 
         break;
     }
@@ -521,7 +535,8 @@ static int net_dgram_init(NetClientState *peer,
     }
 
     if (remote) {
-        s->dgram_dst = raddr_in;
+        g_assert(s->dgram_dst == NULL);
+        s->dgram_dst = dgram_dst;
 
         pstrcpy(s->nc.info_str, sizeof(s->nc.info_str), info_str);
         g_free(info_str);
