diff --git a/src/dcc.c b/src/dcc.c
index 0bd0a95cf..4217ec9a9 100644
--- a/src/dcc.c
+++ b/src/dcc.c
@@ -1397,6 +1397,7 @@ static void dcc_telnet_hostresolved(int i)
     dcc[j].sock = getsock(dcc[j].sockname.family, 0);
     if (dcc[j].sock >= 0) {
       sockname_t name;
+      name.family = dcc[j].sockname.family;
       name.addrlen = sizeof(name.addr);
       if (getsockname(dcc[i].sock, &name.addr.sa, &name.addrlen) < 0)
         debug2("dcc: dcc_telnet_hostresolved(): getsockname() socket %ld error %s", dcc[i].sock, strerror(errno));