diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c b/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c
index 881f84d181d8..53e393eff75f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ clnt_vc_create(fd, raddr, prog, vers, sendsz, recvsz)
 	if (ct->ct_addr.buf == NULL)
 		goto err;
 	memcpy(ct->ct_addr.buf, raddr->buf, raddr->len);
-	ct->ct_addr.len = raddr->maxlen;
+	ct->ct_addr.len = raddr->len;
 	ct->ct_addr.maxlen = raddr->maxlen;
 
 	/*