diff --git a/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx b/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
index 2545034..5158e80 100644
--- a/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
+++ b/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@
 		    gai_strerror(result));
   }
 
+  // This logic is too complex for the compiler to determine if
+  // sock is properly assigned or not.
+  sock = -1;
+
   for (current = ai; current != NULL; current = current->ai_next) {
     family = current->ai_family;