diff --git a/dll/win32/ws2_32/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/win32/ws2_32/CMakeLists.txt
index 300549585b3..829294e71f8 100644
--- a/dll/win32/ws2_32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/win32/ws2_32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ list(APPEND SOURCE
     src/spinstal.c
     src/sputil.c
     src/startup.c
+    src/wine.c
     src/wsautil.c
     inc/ws2_32.h)
 
diff --git a/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/addrconv.c b/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/addrconv.c
index fa459a073f3..4916c298eec 100644
--- a/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/addrconv.c
+++ b/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/addrconv.c
@@ -63,95 +63,6 @@
 
 /* FUNCTIONS *****************************************************************/
 
-/*
- * @implemented
- */
-ULONG
-WSAAPI
-inet_addr(IN  CONST CHAR FAR* cp)
-{
-    register u_long val, base, n;
-    register unsigned char c;
-    u_long parts[4], *pp = parts;
-    if (!cp) return INADDR_ANY;
-    if (!isdigit(*cp)) return INADDR_NONE;
-
-again:
-    /*
-     * Collect number up to ``.''.
-     * Values are specified as for C:
-     * 0x=hex, 0=octal, other=decimal.
-     */
-    val = 0; base = 10;
-    if (*cp == '0') {
-        if (*++cp == 'x' || *cp == 'X')
-            base = 16, cp++;
-        else
-            base = 8;
-    }
-    while ((c = *cp)) {
-        if (isdigit(c)) {
-            val = (val * base) + (c - '0');
-            cp++;
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (base == 16 && isxdigit(c)) {
-            val = (val << 4) + (c + 10 - (islower(c) ? 'a' : 'A'));
-            cp++;
-            continue;
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-    if (*cp == '.') {
-        /*
-         * Internet format:
-         *    a.b.c.d
-         *    a.b.c    (with c treated as 16-bits)
-         *    a.b    (with b treated as 24 bits)
-         */
-        if (pp >= parts + 4) return (INADDR_NONE);
-        *pp++ = val;
-        cp++;
-        goto again;
-    }
-    /*
-     * Check for trailing characters.
-     */
-    if (*cp && !isspace((UCHAR)*cp)) return (INADDR_NONE);
-
-    *pp++ = val;
-    /*
-     * Concoct the address according to
-     * the number of parts specified.
-     */
-    n = (u_long)(pp - parts);
-    switch (n) {
-
-    case 1:                /* a -- 32 bits */
-        val = parts[0];
-        break;
-
-    case 2:                /* a.b -- 8.24 bits */
-        val = (parts[0] << 24) | (parts[1] & 0xffffff);
-        break;
-
-    case 3:                /* a.b.c -- 8.8.16 bits */
-        val = (parts[0] << 24) | ((parts[1] & 0xff) << 16) |
-            (parts[2] & 0xffff);
-        break;
-
-    case 4:                /* a.b.c.d -- 8.8.8.8 bits */
-        val = (parts[0] << 24) | ((parts[1] & 0xff) << 16) |
-              ((parts[2] & 0xff) << 8) | (parts[3] & 0xff);
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        return (INADDR_NONE);
-    }
-    val = htonl(val);
-    return (val);
-}
-
 /*
  * @implemented
  */
diff --git a/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/wine.c b/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/wine.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4acc0b6c728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dll/win32/ws2_32/src/wine.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Protocol-level socket functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1993,1994,1996,1997 John Brezak, Erik Bos, Alex Korobka.
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Stefan Leichter
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 Hans Leidekker
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Marcus Meissner
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Kai Blin
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#include <ws2_32.h>
+
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
+#define TRACE(...)
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *      inet_addr   (ws2_32.11)
+ */
+u_long WINAPI inet_addr( const char *str )
+{
+    unsigned long a[4] = { 0 };
+    const char *s = str;
+    unsigned char *d;
+    unsigned int i;
+    u_long addr;
+    char *z;
+
+    TRACE( "str %s.\n", debugstr_a(str) );
+
+    if (!s)
+    {
+        SetLastError( WSAEFAULT );
+        return INADDR_NONE;
+    }
+
+    d = (unsigned char *)&addr;
+
+    if (s[0] == ' ' && !s[1]) return 0;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+    {
+        a[i] = strtoul( s, &z, 0 );
+        if (z == s || !isdigit( *s )) return INADDR_NONE;
+        if (!*z || isspace(*z)) break;
+        if (*z != '.') return INADDR_NONE;
+        s = z + 1;
+    }
+
+    if (i == 4) return INADDR_NONE;
+
+    switch (i)
+    {
+        case 0:
+            a[1] = a[0] & 0xffffff;
+            a[0] >>= 24;
+            /* fallthrough */
+        case 1:
+            a[2] = a[1] & 0xffff;
+            a[1] >>= 16;
+            /* fallthrough */
+        case 2:
+            a[3] = a[2] & 0xff;
+            a[2] >>= 8;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+    {
+        if (a[i] > 255) return INADDR_NONE;
+        d[i] = a[i];
+    }
+    return addr;
+}