diff --git a/vlib/net/socket.v b/vlib/net/socket.v
index e6ef6146e5..093323937c 100644
--- a/vlib/net/socket.v
+++ b/vlib/net/socket.v
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ pub fn (s Socket) connect(address string, port int) ?int {
 	if info_res != 0 {
 		return error('socket: connect failed')
 	}
-	res := C.connect(s.sockfd, info.ai_addr, info.ai_addrlen)
+	res := int(C.connect(s.sockfd, info.ai_addr, info.ai_addrlen))
 	if res < 0 {
 		return error('socket: connect failed')
 	}