diff --git a/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.c b/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.c
index 357c85c..9035439 100644
--- a/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.c
+++ b/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ SOCKET connectTcpSocket(struct sockaddr_storage* dstaddr, SOCKADDR_LEN addrlen,
     // Start connection
     memcpy(&addr, dstaddr, sizeof(addr));
     addr.sin6_port = htons(port);
-    if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr*) &addr, addrlen) < 0) {
+    err = connect(s, (struct sockaddr*) &addr, addrlen);
+    if (err < 0) {
         err = (int)LastSocketError();
     }