diff --git a/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c b/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c
index b28c88b75..051785c5e 100644
--- a/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c
+++ b/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ NET_Init (int port)
 
 	wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD (1, 1);
 
-	r = WSAStartup (MAKEWORD (1, 1), &winsockdata);
+	r = WSAStartup (wVersionRequested, &winsockdata);
 	if (r)
 		Sys_Error ("Winsock initialization failed.");
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
diff --git a/libs/net/nm/net_wins.c b/libs/net/nm/net_wins.c
index eb1bb81e1..e36ed5eb2 100644
--- a/libs/net/nm/net_wins.c
+++ b/libs/net/nm/net_wins.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ WINS_Init (void)
 	if (winsock_initialized == 0) {
 		wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD (1, 1);
 
-		r = pWSAStartup (MAKEWORD (1, 1), &winsockdata);
+		r = pWSAStartup (wVersionRequested, &winsockdata);
 
 		if (r) {
 			Sys_Printf ("Winsock initialization failed.\n");