1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index a01c3d8e7..70be8692b 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -777,9 +777,12 @@ static CURLcode ftp_state_use_port(struct connectdata *conn,
   /******************************************************************
    * IPv6-specific section
    */
-
-  struct addrinfo *res, *ai;
+#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_STORAGE
   struct sockaddr_storage ss;
+#else
+  char ss[256]; /* this should be big enough to fit a lot */
+#endif
+  struct addrinfo *res, *ai;
   socklen_t sslen;
   char hbuf[NI_MAXHOST];
   struct sockaddr *sa=(struct sockaddr *)&ss;