diff --git a/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h b/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h
index 000a1de93d..2a4389b548 100644
--- a/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h
+++ b/headers/posix/arpa/inet.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ u_long			inet_netof(struct in_addr address);
 u_long			inet_network(const char* addressString);
 char*			inet_ntoa(struct in_addr address);
 const char*		inet_ntop(int family, const void* source, char* dest,
-					size_t destSize);
+					socklen_t destSize);
 int				inet_pton(int family, const char* sourceString, void* dest);
 u_int			inet_nsap_addr(const char* sourceString, u_char* dest,
 					int destSize);
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c
index dd6436f3bb..1bb7e1e431 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c
+++ b/src/kits/network/libbind/inet/inet_ntop.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ inet_ntop(af, src, dst, size)
 	int af;
 	const void *src;
 	char *dst;
-	size_t size;
+	socklen_t size;
 {
 	switch (af) {
 	case AF_INET: