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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/bind.2 b/lib/libc/sys/bind.2
index 3f9d707..4e99aa8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/bind.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/bind.2
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ needed (using
.Pp
The rules used in address binding vary between communication domains.
Consult the manual entries in section 4 for detailed information.
+.Pp
+For maximum portability, you should always zero-out the socket structure
+before populating it, before passing it to
+.Fn bind .
.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
In the non-threaded library
.Fn bind
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