diff --git a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
index c60a3a2bec..6d1583b0c5 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-06-13  Lars Munch  <lars at segv dot dk>
+
+	* src/lib/evil_main.c:
+	initiate use of the Winsock DLL in evil_init()
+
 2009-06-10  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
 
 	* src/lib/evil_langinfo.c:
diff --git a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_main.c b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_main.c
index 151ec6d3ab..27d41d0762 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_main.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ evil_init()
      return 0;
    _evil_time_count = count.QuadPart;
 
+   if(!evil_sockets_init())
+     return 0;
+
    _evil_init_count++;
 
    return _evil_init_count;