diff --git a/kernel/branches/net/network/socket.inc b/kernel/branches/net/network/socket.inc
index 65ad5fd527..70f3438b37 100644
--- a/kernel/branches/net/network/socket.inc
+++ b/kernel/branches/net/network/socket.inc
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ align 4
         call    SOCKET_ring_create
 
         pusha
-        lea     ecx, [ebx + SOCKET.mutex]
+        lea     ecx, [eax + SOCKET.mutex]
         call    mutex_unlock
         popa
 
@@ -1379,6 +1379,12 @@ SOCKET_alloc:
         mov     ebx, [ebx + TASKDATA.pid]
         mov     [eax + SOCKET.PID], ebx
 
+; init mutex
+        pusha
+        lea     ecx, [eax + SOCKET.mutex]
+        call    mutex_init
+        popa
+
 ; add socket to the list by re-arranging some pointers
         mov     ebx, [net_sockets + SOCKET.NextPtr]