diff --git a/llarp/ev/ev.h b/llarp/ev/ev.h
index de8aa4e89..f2873f145 100644
--- a/llarp/ev/ev.h
+++ b/llarp/ev/ev.h
@@ -206,10 +206,9 @@ llarp_fd_promise_wait_for_value(struct llarp_fd_promise *promise);
 struct llarp_tun_io
 {
   // TODO: more info?
-  char ifaddr[128];
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  uint32_t bindaddr;
-#endif
+  char ifaddr[128];
+  // windows only
+  uint32_t dnsaddr;
   int netmask;
   char ifname[IFNAMSIZ + 1];
 
diff --git a/llarp/ev/ev_win32.cpp b/llarp/ev/ev_win32.cpp
index ae4109ee8..dd97a118a 100644
--- a/llarp/ev/ev_win32.cpp
+++ b/llarp/ev/ev_win32.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ win32_tun_io::setup()
     llarp::LogWarn("failed to put interface up: ", ebuf);
     return false;
   }
-  tunif->bindaddr = t->bindaddr;
+  tunif->bindaddr = t->dnsaddr;
 
   if(tuntap_set_ip(tunif, t->ifaddr, t->ifaddr, t->netmask) == -1)
   {
diff --git a/llarp/ev/ev_win32.hpp b/llarp/ev/ev_win32.hpp
index 2ce43f510..92bc5891a 100644
--- a/llarp/ev/ev_win32.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev/ev_win32.hpp
@@ -99,5 +99,6 @@ struct win32_tun_io
       tuntap_destroy(tunif);
   }
 };
-
+
+#endif
 #endif
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp b/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
index a06db779e..52aa014b7 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ namespace llarp
         : m_Router(r)
         , m_Resolver(std::make_shared< dns::Proxy >(
               r->netloop(), r->logic(), r->netloop(), r->logic(), this))
-        , m_Name(name)
-#ifdef _WIN32      
-        , m_Tun{{0},     0, 0,    {0},     nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
-#else
-        , m_Tun{{0},     0,       {0},     nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
-#endif
+        , m_Name(name)
+        , m_Tun{{0},     0, 0,       {0},     nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
                 nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr}
         , m_LocalResolverAddr("127.0.0.1", 53)
         , m_InetToNetwork(name + "_exit_rx", r->netloop(), r->netloop())
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
index d74b47f67..fcc7b1680 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ namespace llarp
           resolverAddr = v.substr(0, pos);
           dnsport      = std::atoi(v.substr(pos + 1).c_str());
         }
-        m_LocalResolverAddr = llarp::Addr(resolverAddr, dnsport);
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        tunif->bindaddr = m_LocalResolverAddr.ton();
-#endif
+        m_LocalResolverAddr = llarp::Addr(resolverAddr, dnsport);
+        // this field is ignored on all other platforms
+        tunif->dnsaddr = m_LocalResolverAddr.ton();
         llarp::LogInfo(Name(), " binding DNS server to ", m_LocalResolverAddr);
       }
       if(k == "upstream-dns")