diff --git a/code/qcommon/net_ip.c b/code/qcommon/net_ip.c
index 9d2a01f6..4ef3e345 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/net_ip.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/net_ip.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void Sys_ShowIP(void) {
 NET_IPSocket
 ====================
 */
-int NET_IPSocket( char *net_interface, int port, int *err ) {
+SOCKET NET_IPSocket( char *net_interface, int port, int *err ) {
 	SOCKET				newsocket;
 	struct sockaddr_in	address;
 	ioctlarg_t			_true = 1;
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ int NET_IPSocket( char *net_interface, int port, int *err ) {
 NET_IP6Socket
 ====================
 */
-int NET_IP6Socket( char *net_interface, int port, struct sockaddr_in6 *bindto, int *err ) {
+SOCKET NET_IP6Socket( char *net_interface, int port, struct sockaddr_in6 *bindto, int *err ) {
 	SOCKET				newsocket;
 	struct sockaddr_in6	address;
 	ioctlarg_t			_true = 1;