diff --git a/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c b/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c
index ec069f3f1..0f6b901b9 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/client/connect3.c
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ typedef enum {
 static lcccr_t
 lws_client_connect_check(struct lws *wsi)
 {
-	int e = 0;
 	int en = 0;
+#if !defined(WIN32)
+	int e;
 	socklen_t sl = sizeof(e);
+#endif
 
 	(void)en;
 
@@ -84,10 +86,8 @@ lws_client_connect_check(struct lws *wsi)
 	 * condition, the connect definitively failed.
 	 */
 
+#if !defined(WIN32)
 	if (!getsockopt(wsi->desc.sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR,
-#if defined(WIN32)
-			(char *)
-#endif
 			&e, &sl)) {
 		en = LWS_ERRNO;
 		if (!e) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ lws_client_connect_check(struct lws *wsi)
 			   wsi->desc.sockfd, e);
 	}
 
-#if defined(WIN32)
+#else
 
 	if (!connect(wsi->desc.sockfd, NULL, 0))
 		return LCCCR_CONNECTED;