diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp
index 4ca9ebbf20..03297b92d3 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp
@@ -1059,10 +1059,11 @@ socket_connect(net_socket* socket, const struct sockaddr* address,
 
 
 int
-socket_getpeername(net_socket* socket, struct sockaddr* address,
+socket_getpeername(net_socket* _socket, struct sockaddr* address,
 	socklen_t* _addressLength)
 {
-	if (socket->peer.ss_len == 0)
+	net_socket_private* socket = (net_socket_private*)_socket;
+	if (!socket->is_connected || socket->peer.ss_len == 0)
 		return ENOTCONN;
 
 	memcpy(address, &socket->peer, min_c(*_addressLength, socket->peer.ss_len));