--- libaitio/src/Attic/tools.c	2012/05/14 15:17:26	1.11.2.2
+++ libaitio/src/Attic/tools.c	2012/05/14 15:26:50	1.11.2.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: tools.c,v 1.11.2.2 2012/05/14 15:17:26 misho Exp $
+* $Id: tools.c,v 1.11.2.3 2012/05/14 15:26:50 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ io_gethostbyname(const char *psHost, u_short port, io_
 
 	if (!psHost || !addr)
 		return NULL;
+	else
+		memset(addr, 0, sizeof(io_sockaddr_t));
 
 	if (*psHost != '/') {
 		/* resolver */
@@ -499,7 +501,6 @@ io_gethostbyname(const char *psHost, u_short port, io_
 	} else
 		addr->sa.sa_family = AF_LOCAL;
 
-	memset(addr, 0, sizeof(io_sockaddr_t));
 	switch (addr->sa.sa_family) {
 		case AF_INET:
 			addr->sin.sin_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);