diff --git a/src/libstd/net/ip.rs b/src/libstd/net/ip.rs
index 45b85d600a656..ba485f819f880 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/ip.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/ip.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl PartialOrd for Ipv4Addr {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl Ord for Ipv4Addr {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Ipv4Addr) -> Ordering {
-        self.octets().cmp(&other.octets())
+        ntoh(self.inner.s_addr).cmp(&ntoh(other.inner.s_addr))
     }
 }