1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ext/socket/socket.c b/ext/socket/socket.c
index e7d2300b18..7838b151a3 100644
--- a/ext/socket/socket.c
+++ b/ext/socket/socket.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ ip_addrsetup(host, port)
 	long i = NUM2LONG(host);
 
 	mkinetaddr(htonl(i), hbuf, sizeof(hbuf));
+	hostp = hbuf;
     }
     else {
 	char *name = STR2CSTR(host);
@@ -532,8 +533,8 @@ ip_addrsetup(host, port)
 	else {
 	    strcpy(hbuf, name);
 	}
+	hostp = hbuf;
     }
-    hostp = hbuf;
     if (NIL_P(port)) {
 	portp = 0;
     }