diff --git a/lib/krb5/send_to_kdc.c b/lib/krb5/send_to_kdc.c
index a9be31e81..9ff52fa54 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/send_to_kdc.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/send_to_kdc.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ send_via_proxy (krb5_context context,
 	return krb5_eai_to_heim_errno(ret, errno);
 
     for (a = ai; a != NULL; a = a->ai_next) {
-	s = socket (a->ai_family, a->ai_socktype, a->ai_protocol | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
+	s = socket (a->ai_family, a->ai_socktype | SOCK_CLOEXEC, a->ai_protocol);
 	if (s < 0)
 	    continue;
 	rk_cloexec(s);