diff --git a/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.h b/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.h
--- a/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.h
+++ b/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.h
@@ -158,12 +158,10 @@
 #define	number(v)	((long)(intptr_t)(v))
 #define	boolean(v)	((short)(intptr_t)(v))
 #define	character(v)	((char)(intptr_t)(v))
-#define	address(v)	((long *)(v))
 
 #define	setnumber(v,n)		do { (v) = (char *)(intptr_t)(n); } while (0)
 #define	setboolean(v,n)		do { (v) = (char *)(intptr_t)(n); } while (0)
 #define	setcharacter(v,n)	do { (v) = (char *)(intptr_t)(n); } while (0)
-#define	setaddress(v,n)		do { (v) = (char *)(n); } while (0)
 
 /*
  * Escape command table definitions --
diff --git a/usr.bin/tip/tip/value.c b/usr.bin/tip/tip/value.c
--- a/usr.bin/tip/tip/value.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tip/tip/value.c
@@ -69,8 +69,22 @@
 		if (p->v_type&ENVIRON)
 			if ((cp = getenv(p->v_name)))
 				p->v_value = cp;
-		if (p->v_type&IREMOTE)
-			setnumber(p->v_value, *address(p->v_value));
+		if (p->v_type&IREMOTE) {
+			switch (p->v_type&TMASK) {
+			case STRING:
+				p->v_value = *(char **)p->v_value;
+				break;
+			case NUMBER:
+				setnumber(p->v_value, *(long *)p->v_value);
+				break;
+			case BOOL:
+				setboolean(p->v_value, *(short *)p->v_value);
+				break;
+			case CHAR:
+				setcharacter(p->v_value, *(char *)p->v_value);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Read the .tiprc file in the HOME directory