diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index cd024edde..58506751b 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -332,7 +332,11 @@ static CURLcode bindlocal(struct connectdata *conn,
 
         if( bind(sockfd, addr->ai_addr, addr->ai_addrlen) >= 0) {
           /* we succeeded to bind */
+#ifdef ENABLE_IPV6
           struct sockaddr_in6 add;
+#else
+          struct sockaddr_in add;
+#endif
 
           bindworked = TRUE;