1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/xconnect.c b/libbb/xconnect.c
index e7d510678..6e9b29298 100644
--- a/libbb/xconnect.c
+++ b/libbb/xconnect.c
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
  *
  */
 
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#define WINVER 0x0501
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#undef s_addr
+#else
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
 #include "libbb.h"
 
 int setsockopt_reuseaddr(int fd)
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ USE_FEATURE_IPV6(sa_family_t af,)
          * for each possible socket type (tcp,udp,raw...): */
         hint.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
         hint.ai_flags = ai_flags & ~DIE_ON_ERROR;
+        winsock_init();
         rc = getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hint, &result);
         if (rc || !result) {
                 bb_error_msg("bad address '%s'", org_host);