diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/include/server_endpoint_impl.hpp b/implementation/endpoints/include/server_endpoint_impl.hpp
index 1037401e7..aa9e500d7 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/include/server_endpoint_impl.hpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/include/server_endpoint_impl.hpp
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 #include "buffer.hpp"
 #include "endpoint_impl.hpp"
 #include "tp.hpp"
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
 
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_client_endpoint_impl.hpp b/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_client_endpoint_impl.hpp
index 9820004cd..918c8a764 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_client_endpoint_impl.hpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_client_endpoint_impl.hpp
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <vsomeip/defines.hpp>
 #include "client_endpoint_impl.hpp"
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
 
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_server_endpoint_impl.hpp b/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_server_endpoint_impl.hpp
index dd7b9554c..e26eb781a 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_server_endpoint_impl.hpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/include/tcp_server_endpoint_impl.hpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <chrono>
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 typedef server_endpoint_impl<
diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_message.hpp b/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_message.hpp
index 0f943b403..13aef2d0f 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_message.hpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_message.hpp
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "buffer.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 namespace tp {
 
diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_reassembler.hpp b/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_reassembler.hpp
index 5c8936ae1..f64080cfa 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_reassembler.hpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/include/tp_reassembler.hpp
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "tp_message.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 namespace tp {
 
diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/include/udp_server_endpoint_impl_receive_op.hpp b/implementation/endpoints/include/udp_server_endpoint_impl_receive_op.hpp
index 5823dcf59..059dc3cf0 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/include/udp_server_endpoint_impl_receive_op.hpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/include/udp_server_endpoint_impl_receive_op.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #if defined(__QNX__)
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
 #endif
 
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
@@ -306,11 +305,12 @@ receive_cb (std::shared_ptr<storage> _data) {
                     _data->sender_ = endpoint_type_t(its_sender_address, its_sender_port);
 
                     // destination
-                    struct in_pktinfo *its_pktinfo_v4;
                     for (struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&its_header);
                          cmsg != NULL;
                          cmsg = CMSG_NXTHDR(&its_header, cmsg)) {
 
+#if defined(IP_PKTINFO) # Linux, QNX io-pkt
+                        struct in_pktinfo *its_pktinfo_v4;
                         if (cmsg->cmsg_level == IPPROTO_IP
                             && cmsg->cmsg_type == IP_PKTINFO
                             && cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(*its_pktinfo_v4))) {
@@ -322,6 +322,22 @@ receive_cb (std::shared_ptr<storage> _data) {
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
+#elif defined(IP_RECVDSTADDR) # FreeBSD, QNX io-sock
+                        struct in_addr *its_pktinfo_v4;
+                        if (cmsg->cmsg_level == IPPROTO_IP
+                            && cmsg->cmsg_type == IP_RECVDSTADDR
+                            && cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(*its_pktinfo_v4))) {
+
+                            its_pktinfo_v4 = (struct in_addr*) CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
+                            if (its_pktinfo_v4) {
+                                _data->destination_ = boost::asio::ip::address_v4(
+                                        ntohl(its_pktinfo_v4->s_addr));
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+#else
+                        #error "Platform not supported. Neither IP_PKTINFO nor IP_RECVDSTADDR is defined.";
+#endif
                     }
                 } else {
                     boost::asio::ip::address_v6::bytes_type its_bytes;
diff --git a/implementation/endpoints/src/udp_server_endpoint_impl.cpp b/implementation/endpoints/src/udp_server_endpoint_impl.cpp
index 23675b4aa..cf6a60616 100644
--- a/implementation/endpoints/src/udp_server_endpoint_impl.cpp
+++ b/implementation/endpoints/src/udp_server_endpoint_impl.cpp
@@ -801,7 +801,13 @@ udp_server_endpoint_impl::set_multicast_option(const boost::asio::ip::address& _
 		int its_pktinfo_option(1);
 		::setsockopt(multicast_socket_->native_handle(),
 				(is_v4_ ? IPPROTO_IP : IPPROTO_IPV6),
+#if defined(IP_PKTINFO) # Linux, QNX io-pkt
 				(is_v4_ ? IP_PKTINFO : IPV6_RECVPKTINFO),
+#elif defined(IP_RECVDSTADDR) # FreeBSD, QNX io-sock
+                (is_v4_ ? IP_RECVDSTADDR : IPV6_RECVPKTINFO),
+#else
+                #error "Platform not supported. Neither IP_PKTINFO nor IP_RECVDSTADDR is defined.";
+#endif
 				&its_pktinfo_option, sizeof(its_pktinfo_option));
 #endif
 		if (multicast_recv_buffer_.empty())
diff --git a/implementation/message/include/deserializer.hpp b/implementation/message/include/deserializer.hpp
index 3ebb8231d..098698d04 100644
--- a/implementation/message/include/deserializer.hpp
+++ b/implementation/message/include/deserializer.hpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 #include <vsomeip/export.hpp>
 #include <vsomeip/primitive_types.hpp>
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 class message_impl;
diff --git a/implementation/message/include/payload_impl.hpp b/implementation/message/include/payload_impl.hpp
index e63dbc393..85f1d7c97 100644
--- a/implementation/message/include/payload_impl.hpp
+++ b/implementation/message/include/payload_impl.hpp
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 #include <vsomeip/export.hpp>
 #include <vsomeip/payload.hpp>
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 class serializer;
diff --git a/implementation/protocol/include/expire_command.hpp b/implementation/protocol/include/expire_command.hpp
index 3f9fdfa40..4c47aa98a 100644
--- a/implementation/protocol/include/expire_command.hpp
+++ b/implementation/protocol/include/expire_command.hpp
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "subscribe_command_base.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 namespace protocol {
 
diff --git a/implementation/protocol/include/security_policy_response_command_base.hpp b/implementation/protocol/include/security_policy_response_command_base.hpp
index 2bb4ba6d0..799f70391 100644
--- a/implementation/protocol/include/security_policy_response_command_base.hpp
+++ b/implementation/protocol/include/security_policy_response_command_base.hpp
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "command.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 struct policy;
diff --git a/implementation/protocol/include/unregister_event_command.hpp b/implementation/protocol/include/unregister_event_command.hpp
index 287eac799..9779946e2 100644
--- a/implementation/protocol/include/unregister_event_command.hpp
+++ b/implementation/protocol/include/unregister_event_command.hpp
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "command.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 namespace protocol {
 
diff --git a/implementation/routing/include/eventgroupinfo.hpp b/implementation/routing/include/eventgroupinfo.hpp
index 2dc8279fc..1a5a1b976 100644
--- a/implementation/routing/include/eventgroupinfo.hpp
+++ b/implementation/routing/include/eventgroupinfo.hpp
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #include "remote_subscription.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 class endpoint_definition;
diff --git a/implementation/routing/include/remote_subscription.hpp b/implementation/routing/include/remote_subscription.hpp
index a770a56f7..f105ab856 100644
--- a/implementation/routing/include/remote_subscription.hpp
+++ b/implementation/routing/include/remote_subscription.hpp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include <vsomeip/export.hpp>
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 class eventgroupinfo;
diff --git a/implementation/routing/include/routing_manager_base.hpp b/implementation/routing/include/routing_manager_base.hpp
index 51262e5ff..75aad9deb 100644
--- a/implementation/routing/include/routing_manager_base.hpp
+++ b/implementation/routing/include/routing_manager_base.hpp
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 #include "../../configuration/include/configuration.hpp"
 #include "../../endpoints/include/endpoint_manager_base.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__QNX__)
-#include "../../utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp"
-#endif
-
 namespace vsomeip_v3 {
 
 #ifdef USE_DLT
diff --git a/implementation/utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp b/implementation/utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d390b6fc..000000000
--- a/implementation/utility/include/qnx_helper.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-#ifdef __QNX__
-#ifndef VSOMEIP_V3_QNX_HELPER_HPP_
-#define VSOMEIP_V3_QNX_HELPER_HPP_
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-
- #define SO_BINDTODEVICE 0x0800		/* restrict traffic to an interface */
- #define IP_PKTINFO		25   /* int; send interface and src addr */
-
-/* Structure used for IP_PKTINFO.  */
-#ifndef	_STRUCT_IN_PKTINFO
-struct in_pktinfo
-  {
-    int ipi_ifindex;			/* Interface index  */
-    struct in_addr ipi_spec_dst;	/* Routing destination address  */
-    struct in_addr ipi_addr;		/* Header destination address  */
-  };
-#define	_STRUCT_IN_PKTINFO
-#endif
-
- #endif // VSOMEIP_V3_QNX_HELPER_HPP_
-
-#endif