diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/udp_client.h b/include/spdlog/details/udp_client.h
index 8d9c71fa..9825fdb3 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/udp_client.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/udp_client.h
@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@ public:
     // Send exactly n_bytes of the given data.
     // On error close the connection and throw.
     void send(const char *data, size_t n_bytes) {
-        ssize_t toslen = 0;
-        socklen_t tolen = sizeof(struct sockaddr);
-        if ((toslen = ::sendto(socket_, data, n_bytes, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&sockAddr_, tolen)) ==
-            -1) {
+        socklen_t tolen = sizeof(sockAddr_);
+        if (::sendto(socket_, data, n_bytes, 0, reinterpret_cast<const sockaddr *>(&sockAddr_),
+                     tolen) == -1) {
             throw_spdlog_ex("sendto(2) failed", errno);
         }
     }