diff --git a/src/system/unix/network.c b/src/system/unix/network.c
index b63606947..917e9a4be 100644
--- a/src/system/unix/network.c
+++ b/src/system/unix/network.c
@@ -393,32 +393,35 @@ int8_t _z_listen_udp_multicast(_z_sys_net_socket_t *sock, const _z_sys_net_endpo
                 ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
             }
 
-            int optflag = 1;
-            if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) &&
-                (setsockopt(sock->_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char *)&optflag, sizeof(optflag)) < 0)) {
+            int value = true;
+            if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (setsockopt(sock->_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &value, sizeof(value)) < 0)) {
                 ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
             }
-
-#if defined(ZENOH_MACOS) || defined(ZENOH_BSD)
-            if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (bind(sock->_fd, rep._iptcp->ai_addr, rep._iptcp->ai_addrlen) < 0)) {
+            if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (setsockopt(sock->_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &value, sizeof(value)) < 0)) {
                 ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
             }
-#elif defined(ZENOH_LINUX)
+
             if (rep._iptcp->ai_family == AF_INET) {
-                struct sockaddr_in address = {AF_INET, ((struct sockaddr_in *)rep._iptcp->ai_addr)->sin_port, {0}, {0}};
-                if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (bind(sock->_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&address, sizeof address) < 0)) {
+                struct sockaddr_in address;
+                (void)memset(&address, 0, sizeof(address));
+                address.sin_family = rep._iptcp->ai_family;
+                address.sin_port = ((struct sockaddr_in *)rep._iptcp->ai_addr)->sin_port;
+                inet_pton(address.sin_family, "0.0.0.0", &address.sin_addr);
+                if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (bind(sock->_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&address, sizeof(address)) < 0)) {
                     ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
                 }
             } else if (rep._iptcp->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
-                struct sockaddr_in6 address = {
-                    AF_INET6, ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)rep._iptcp->ai_addr)->sin6_port, 0, {{{0}}}, 0};
-                if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (bind(sock->_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&address, sizeof address) < 0)) {
+                struct sockaddr_in6 address;
+                (void)memset(&address, 0, sizeof(address));
+                address.sin6_family = rep._iptcp->ai_family;
+                address.sin6_port = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)rep._iptcp->ai_addr)->sin6_port;
+                inet_pton(address.sin6_family, "::", &address.sin6_addr);
+                if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) && (bind(sock->_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&address, sizeof(address)) < 0)) {
                     ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
                 }
             } else {
                 ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
             }
-#endif
 
             // Join the multicast group
             if (rep._iptcp->ai_family == AF_INET) {
@@ -443,39 +446,29 @@ int8_t _z_listen_udp_multicast(_z_sys_net_socket_t *sock, const _z_sys_net_endpo
             } else {
                 ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
             }
+            // Join any additional multicast group
             if (join != NULL) {
                 char *joins = _z_str_clone(join);
-                struct addrinfo hints = {0};
-                hints.ai_family = PF_UNSPEC;  // Allow IPv4 or IPv6
-                hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM;
-                hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;
-                for (char *j = strsep(&joins, "|"); j != NULL; j = strsep(&joins, ";")) {
-                    struct addrinfo *addr = NULL;
-                    char *ip = strsep(&j, ":");
-                    if (getaddrinfo(ip, j, &hints, &addr) < 0) {
-                        ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
-                    }
-                    if (addr->ai_family == AF_INET) {
+                for (char *ip = strsep(&joins, "|"); ip != NULL; ip = strsep(&joins, "|")) {
+                    if (rep._iptcp->ai_family == AF_INET) {
                         struct ip_mreq mreq;
                         (void)memset(&mreq, 0, sizeof(mreq));
-                        mreq.imr_multiaddr.s_addr = ((struct sockaddr_in *)addr->ai_addr)->sin_addr.s_addr;
+                        inet_pton(rep._iptcp->ai_family, ip, &mreq.imr_multiaddr);
                         mreq.imr_interface.s_addr = ((struct sockaddr_in *)lsockaddr)->sin_addr.s_addr;
                         if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) &&
                             (setsockopt(sock->_fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, &mreq, sizeof(mreq)) < 0)) {
                             ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
                         }
-                    } else if (addr->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
+                    } else if (rep._iptcp->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
                         struct ipv6_mreq mreq;
                         (void)memset(&mreq, 0, sizeof(mreq));
-                        (void)memcpy(&mreq.ipv6mr_multiaddr, &((struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr->ai_addr)->sin6_addr,
-                                     sizeof(struct in6_addr));
+                        inet_pton(rep._iptcp->ai_family, ip, &mreq.ipv6mr_multiaddr);
                         mreq.ipv6mr_interface = if_nametoindex(iface);
                         if ((ret == _Z_RES_OK) &&
                             (setsockopt(sock->_fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_JOIN_GROUP, &mreq, sizeof(mreq)) < 0)) {
                             ret = _Z_ERR_GENERIC;
                         }
                     }
-                    freeaddrinfo(addr);
                 }
                 z_free(joins);
             }