diff --git a/src/net/tcp.c b/src/net/tcp.c
index a2908f54..97d9dea1 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp.c
+++ b/src/net/tcp.c
@@ -160,11 +160,12 @@ tcp_dump_flags ( struct tcp_connection *tcp, unsigned int flags ) {
  */
 static int tcp_bind ( struct tcp_connection *tcp, unsigned int port ) {
 	struct tcp_connection *existing;
-	static uint16_t try_port = 1024;
+	static uint16_t try_port = 1023;
 
 	/* If no port specified, find the first available port */
 	if ( ! port ) {
-		for ( ; try_port ; try_port++ ) {
+		while ( try_port ) {
+			try_port++;
 			if ( try_port < 1024 )
 				continue;
 			if ( tcp_bind ( tcp, htons ( try_port ) ) == 0 )