diff --git a/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c b/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c
index 709dea9a5..f91786ead 100644
--- a/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c
+++ b/libs/net/nc/net_udp.c
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ NET_GetPacket (void)
 				  sizeof (net_message_buffer), 0, (struct sockaddr *) &from,
 				  &fromlen);
 
-	SockadrToNetadr (&from, &net_from);
-
-
 	if (ret == -1) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		int         err = WSAGetLastError ();
@@ -291,6 +288,8 @@ NET_GetPacket (void)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	SockadrToNetadr (&from, &net_from);
+
 	// Check for malformed packets
 	if (ntohs (net_from.port) < 1024) {
 		Sys_Printf ("Warning: Packet from %s dropped: Bad port\n",