diff --git a/common/os_calls.c b/common/os_calls.c
index 8d2b06c7..04c5007d 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.c
+++ b/common/os_calls.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ connect_loopback(int sck, const char *port)
     }
 
     // else IPv4
-    g_memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(s));
+    g_memset(&s, 0, sizeof(s));
     s.sin_family = AF_INET;
     s.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);  // IPv4 127.0.0.1
     s.sin_port = htons((tui16)atoi(port));
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ g_tcp_bind(int sck, const char *port)
     errno6 = errno;
 
     // else IPv4
-    g_memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(s));
+    g_memset(&s, 0, sizeof(s));
     s.sin_family = AF_INET;
     s.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);     // IPv4 0.0.0.0
     s.sin_port = htons((tui16)atoi(port));