diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbtip/client.prg b/harbour/contrib/hbtip/client.prg
index 9320aad060..945383c187 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbtip/client.prg
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbtip/client.prg
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ METHOD InetErrorDesc( SocketCon ) CLASS tIPClient
 
 /* BROKEN, should test number of parameters and act accordingly, see doc\inet.txt */
 METHOD InetConnect( cServer, nPort, SocketCon ) CLASS tIPClient
-LOCAL tmp
+
    hb_inetConnect( cServer, nPort, SocketCon )
 
    IF ! Empty( ::nDefaultSndBuffSize )