diff --git a/drivers/net/wireguard/netlink.c b/drivers/net/wireguard/netlink.c
index d0f3b6d7f408..5c804bcabfe6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireguard/netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireguard/netlink.c
@@ -436,14 +436,13 @@ static int set_peer(struct wg_device *wg, struct nlattr **attrs)
 	if (attrs[WGPEER_A_ENDPOINT]) {
 		struct sockaddr *addr = nla_data(attrs[WGPEER_A_ENDPOINT]);
 		size_t len = nla_len(attrs[WGPEER_A_ENDPOINT]);
+		struct endpoint endpoint = { { { 0 } } };
 
-		if ((len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_in) &&
-		     addr->sa_family == AF_INET) ||
-		    (len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) &&
-		     addr->sa_family == AF_INET6)) {
-			struct endpoint endpoint = { { { 0 } } };
-
-			memcpy(&endpoint.addr, addr, len);
+		if (len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_in) && addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+			endpoint.addr4 = *(struct sockaddr_in *)addr;
+			wg_socket_set_peer_endpoint(peer, &endpoint);
+		} else if (len == sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) && addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+			endpoint.addr6 = *(struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr;
 			wg_socket_set_peer_endpoint(peer, &endpoint);
 		}
 	}