diff --git a/netutils/netcat/netcat_main.c b/netutils/netcat/netcat_main.c
index 1eade1243..fc1343c6b 100644
--- a/netutils/netcat/netcat_main.c
+++ b/netutils/netcat/netcat_main.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int netcat_server(int argc, char * argv[])
       goto out;
     }
 
+  addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
   if ((conn = accept(id, (struct sockaddr *)&client, &addrlen)) != -1)
     {
       result = do_io(conn, outfd,