--- a/src/bigeye.c
+++ b/src/bigeye.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@
 	local.sin_family = 	AF_INET;
 	local.sin_port   =	htons(porta);
 	local.sin_addr.s_addr =	INADDR_ANY;
-	bzero(&(local.sin_zero),sizeof(local));
+	memset(&(local.sin_zero), "\0", sizeof(local.sin_zero));
 
 	if(setsockopt(sock_a, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
 		perror("setsockopt");