1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 8eab7f8bca..9bf983d795 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -661,3 +661,16 @@ char* ret;
 	return dst;
 }
 #endif
+
+void sockets_init( void)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	WORD wVersionRequested;
+	WSADATA wsaData;
+
+        wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD(1, 1);
+        if (WSAStartup(wVersionRequested, &wsaData) != 0) {
+              perror("WSA_STARTUP_ERROR");
+        }
+#endif
+}