diff --git a/ffserver.c b/ffserver.c
index f198571..46d3972 100644
--- a/ffserver.c
+++ b/ffserver.c
@@ -4053,6 +4053,7 @@ static int parse_ffconfig(const char *filename)
                 ERROR("Invalid_port: %s\n", arg);
             }
             my_http_addr.sin_port = htons(val);
+            my_http_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
         } else if (!av_strcasecmp(cmd, "BindAddress")) {
             get_arg(arg, sizeof(arg), &p);
             if (resolve_host(&my_http_addr.sin_addr, arg) != 0) {