diff --git a/schema/testdata.go b/schema/testdata.go
index b27280c200..0787683d8a 100644
--- a/schema/testdata.go
+++ b/schema/testdata.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
-	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -317,11 +316,9 @@ func (tg TestDataGenerator) getExampleJSON(colName string, dataType arrow.DataTy
 
 		// Generate a CIDR prefix length between 8 and 30
 		cidr := 8 + rnd.Intn(23)
-		input := fmt.Sprintf(`%d.%d.%d.%d/%d`, ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3], cidr)
-		_, data, _ := net.ParseCIDR(input)
 
 		// Format as an IP address with CIDR notation
-		return fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, data.String())
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`"%d.%d.%d.%d/%d"`, ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3], cidr)
 	}
 	if arrow.TypeEqual(dataType, types.ExtensionTypes.MAC) {
 		mac := make([]byte, 6)
diff --git a/types/inet.go b/types/inet.go
index 5e9a673e2b..a676e4776f 100644
--- a/types/inet.go
+++ b/types/inet.go
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ func (b *InetBuilder) AppendValueFromString(s string) error {
 		b.AppendNull()
 		return nil
 	}
-	_, data, err := net.ParseCIDR(s)
+	ip, data, err := net.ParseCIDR(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	data.IP = ip
 	b.Append(data)
 	return nil
 }