diff --git a/Jellyfin.Networking/Extensions/NetworkExtensions.cs b/Jellyfin.Networking/Extensions/NetworkExtensions.cs
index e45fa3bcb7..910a33c0f0 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Networking/Extensions/NetworkExtensions.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Networking/Extensions/NetworkExtensions.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public static partial class NetworkExtensions
         {
             var ipBlock = splitString.Current;
             var address = IPAddress.None;
-            if (negated && ipBlock.StartsWith<char>("!") && IPAddress.TryParse(ipBlock[1..], out var tmpAddress))
+            if (negated && ipBlock.StartsWith("!") && IPAddress.TryParse(ipBlock[1..], out var tmpAddress))
             {
                 address = tmpAddress;
             }