diff --git a/libbb/inet_common.c b/libbb/inet_common.c
index 6f585ebd9..207720e96 100644
--- a/libbb/inet_common.c
+++ b/libbb/inet_common.c
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@ char* FAST_FUNC INET_rresolve(struct sockaddr_in *s_in, int numeric, uint32_t ne
 
 int FAST_FUNC INET6_resolve(const char *name, struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6)
 {
-	struct addrinfo req, *ai;
+	struct addrinfo req, *ai = NULL;
 	int s;
 
-	memset(&req, '\0', sizeof req);
+	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	req.ai_family = AF_INET6;
 	s = getaddrinfo(name, NULL, &req, &ai);
-	if (s) {
+	if (s != 0) {
 		bb_error_msg("getaddrinfo: %s: %d", name, s);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memcpy(sin6, ai->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
+	memcpy(sin6, ai->ai_addr, sizeof(*sin6));
 	freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -209,9 +209,11 @@ char* FAST_FUNC INET6_rresolve(struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6, int numeric)
 		return xstrdup("*");
 	}
 
-	s = getnameinfo((struct sockaddr *) sin6, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6),
-				name, sizeof(name), NULL, 0, 0);
-	if (s) {
+	s = getnameinfo((struct sockaddr *) sin6, sizeof(*sin6),
+				name, sizeof(name),
+				/*serv,servlen:*/ NULL, 0,
+				0);
+	if (s != 0) {
 		bb_error_msg("getnameinfo failed");
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/libbb/xconnect.c b/libbb/xconnect.c
index 3a6585caa..127e2a5fc 100644
--- a/libbb/xconnect.c
+++ b/libbb/xconnect.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ IF_NOT_FEATURE_IPV6(sa_family_t af = AF_INET;)
 
 	memset(&hint, 0 , sizeof(hint));
 	hint.ai_family = af;
-	/* Needed. Or else we will get each address thrice (or more)
+	/* Need SOCK_STREAM, or else we get each address thrice (or more)
 	 * for each possible socket type (tcp,udp,raw...): */
 	hint.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 	hint.ai_flags = ai_flags & ~DIE_ON_ERROR;
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ IF_NOT_FEATURE_IPV6(sa_family_t af = AF_INET;)
  set_port:
 	set_nport(r, htons(port));
  ret:
-	freeaddrinfo(result);
+	if (result)
+		freeaddrinfo(result);
 	return r;
 }
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_IPV6
diff --git a/networking/nslookup.c b/networking/nslookup.c
index dcac7379e..67fc01547 100644
--- a/networking/nslookup.c
+++ b/networking/nslookup.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int print_host(const char *hostname, const char *header)
 	// hint.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
 	rc = getaddrinfo(hostname, NULL /*service*/, &hint, &result);
 
-	if (!rc) {
+	if (rc == 0) {
 		struct addrinfo *cur = result;
 		unsigned cnt = 0;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int print_host(const char *hostname, const char *header)
 		bb_error_msg("can't resolve '%s'", hostname);
 #endif
 	}
-	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
+	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP && result)
 		freeaddrinfo(result);
 	return (rc != 0);
 }