diff --git a/libcutils/socket_network_client.c b/libcutils/socket_network_client.c
index 3610f1b62..3300b8fb1 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_network_client.c
+++ b/libcutils/socket_network_client.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int socket_network_client_timeout(const char* host, int port, int type, int time
 
     struct addrinfo* addrs;
     *getaddrinfo_error = getaddrinfo(host, port_str, &hints, &addrs);
-    if (getaddrinfo_error != 0) {
+    if (*getaddrinfo_error != 0) {
         return -1;
     }