diff --git a/clickhouse/columns/ip4.cpp b/clickhouse/columns/ip4.cpp
index fd78305e..5ea74d7c 100644
--- a/clickhouse/columns/ip4.cpp
+++ b/clickhouse/columns/ip4.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ ColumnIPv4::ColumnIPv4(ColumnRef data)
 }
 
 void ColumnIPv4::Append(const std::string& str) {
-    in_addr_t addr = inet_addr(str.c_str());
-    if (addr == INADDR_NONE) {
+    struct in_addr addr;
+    if (inet_aton(str.c_str(),&addr) == 0) {
         throw std::runtime_error("invalid IPv4 format, ip: " + str);
     }
-    data_->Append(htonl(addr));
+    data_->Append(htonl(addr.s_addr));
 }
 
 void ColumnIPv4::Append(uint32_t ip) {
diff --git a/tests/simple/main.cpp b/tests/simple/main.cpp
index 41855514..1e7ec647 100644
--- a/tests/simple/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/simple/main.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ inline void IPExample(Client &client) {
 
         auto v4 = std::make_shared<ColumnIPv4>();
         v4->Append("127.0.0.1");
+        v4->Append("255.255.255.255");
         v4->Append(3585395774);
         v4->Append(0);