diff --git a/apps/s_socket.c b/apps/s_socket.c
index b2bf244f23e38d7af59bc7a06697b43f34adbbb7..804ab5b05a3cc62f4d65b90f8dccf185e73b9cb1 100644
--- a/apps/s_socket.c
+++ b/apps/s_socket.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ int do_server(int *accept_sock, const char *host, const char *port,
         if (type == SOCK_STREAM) {
             do {
                 sock = BIO_accept_ex(asock, NULL, 0);
-            } while (sock < 0 && BIO_sock_should_retry(ret));
+            } while (sock < 0 && BIO_sock_should_retry(sock));
             if (sock < 0) {
                 ERR_print_errors(bio_err);
                 BIO_closesocket(asock);