diff --git a/src/child.c b/src/child.c
index 3ed4030..144b032 100644
--- a/src/child.c
+++ b/src/child.c
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ void child_kill_children (int sig)
         }
 }
 
-int child_listening_sock (uint16_t port)
+int child_listening_sock (const char *addr, uint16_t port)
 {
-        listenfd = listen_sock (config.ipAddr, port);
+        listenfd = listen_sock (addr, port);
         return listenfd;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/child.h b/src/child.h
index 7fec1dc..774431f 100644
--- a/src/child.h
+++ b/src/child.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef enum {
 } child_config_t;
 
 extern short int child_pool_create (void);
-extern int child_listening_sock (uint16_t port);
+extern int child_listening_sock (const char *addr, uint16_t port);
 extern void child_close_sock (void);
 extern void child_main_loop (void);
 extern void child_kill_children (int sig);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a72aa92..1976db2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif /* FILTER_ENABLE */
 
         /* Start listening on the selected port. */
-        if (child_listening_sock (config.port) < 0) {
+        if (child_listening_sock (config.ipAddr, config.port) < 0) {
                 fprintf (stderr, "%s: Could not create listening socket.\n",
                          argv[0]);
                 exit (EX_OSERR);