diff --git a/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx b/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
index c95dfcf..7fd9c6a 100644
--- a/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
+++ b/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     }
 
   /* Attempt to connect to the remote host */
-    while ((result = connect(sock, &sa.u.sa, sizeof(sa))) == -1) {
+    while ((result = connect(sock, &sa.u.sa, salen)) == -1) {
       err = errorNumber;
 #ifndef WIN32
       if (err == EINTR)