diff --git a/client/net_xfer.C b/client/net_xfer.C
index 03cf0a9130..6e958e84a4 100644
--- a/client/net_xfer.C
+++ b/client/net_xfer.C
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 typedef int socklen_t;
 #elif !GETSOCKOPT_SOCKLEN_T
-//typedef size_t socklen_t;
+typedef size_t socklen_t;
 #endif
 
 int get_socket_error(int fd) {