diff --git a/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx b/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
index 75d388d..8bd817c 100644
--- a/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
+++ b/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@
   if (localhostOnly) {
     addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
   } else if (listenaddr != NULL) {
-#ifndef WIN32
+#ifdef HAVE_INET_ATON
     if (inet_aton(listenaddr, &addr.sin_addr) == 0)
 #else
-    /* Windows doesn't have inet_aton, sigh */
+    /* Some systems (e.g. Windows) do not have inet_aton, sigh */
     if ((addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(listenaddr)) == INADDR_NONE)
 #endif
     {