diff --git a/desync.c b/desync.c
index 027f2dec..e75247fc 100644
--- a/desync.c
+++ b/desync.c
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ int get_family(struct sockaddr *dst)
 
 int setttl(int fd, int ttl, int family) {
     int _ttl = ttl;
-    
+#ifdef __NetBSD__
+    struct sockaddr_in fd_addr;
+    socklen_t fd_addr_len = sizeof(fd_addr);
+    getsockname(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &fd_addr, &fd_addr_len);
+    family = fd_addr.sin_family;
+#endif
     if (family == AF_INET) {
         if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP,
                  IP_TTL, (char *)&_ttl, sizeof(_ttl)) < 0) {
@@ -417,12 +422,6 @@ ssize_t desync(int sfd, char *buffer, size_t bfsize,
     char *host = 0;
     int len = 0, type = 0;
     int fa = get_family(dst);
-#ifdef __NetBSD__
-    struct sockaddr_in sfd_addr;
-    socklen_t sfd_addr_len = sizeof(sfd_addr);
-    getsockname(sfd, (struct sockaddr *) &sfd_addr, &sfd_addr_len);
-    fa = sfd_addr.sin_family;
-#endif
     // parse packet
     if ((len = parse_tls(buffer, n, &host))) {
         type = IS_HTTPS;