--- libaitio/src/sock.c	2013/08/12 23:25:35	1.1.2.3
+++ libaitio/src/sock.c	2013/08/13 00:02:59	1.1.2.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: sock.c,v 1.1.2.3 2013/08/12 23:25:35 misho Exp $
+* $Id: sock.c,v 1.1.2.4 2013/08/13 00:02:59 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ ioInitSocket(int role, int type, int proto, const char
 		io_SetErr(elwix_GetErrno(), "%s", elwix_GetError());
 		e_free(s);
 		return NULL;
-	} else
-		AIT_SET_BUFSIZ(&s->sock_buf, 0, buflen ? buflen : BUFSIZ);
+	} else {
+		buflen = buflen ? buflen : BUFSIZ;
+		AIT_SET_BUFSIZ(&s->sock_buf, 0, buflen);
+	}
 
 	s->sock_fd = socket(s->sock_addr.sa.sa_family, s->sock_type, s->sock_proto);
 	if (s->sock_fd == -1) {