1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/telnet.c b/lib/telnet.c
index 935cde35b..551af60f2 100644
--- a/lib/telnet.c
+++ b/lib/telnet.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ static CURLcode telnet_do(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
 
       events.lNetworkEvents = 0;
       if(SOCKET_ERROR == enum_netevents_func(sockfd, event_handle, &events)) {
-        if((err = SOCKERRNO) != EINPROGRESS) {
+        err = SOCKERRNO;
+        if(err != EINPROGRESS) {
           infof(data, "WSAEnumNetworkEvents failed (%d)", err);
           keepon = FALSE;
           result = CURLE_READ_ERROR;