diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index e94c857c4..f1e754a2c 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -3129,7 +3129,7 @@ static void init_socket(int sd) {
   }
   if (o.spoofsource && !bind_failed) {
     o.SourceSockAddr(&ss, &sslen);
-    if (bind(sd, (struct sockaddr*)&ss, sslen) != 0) {
+    if (::bind(sd, (struct sockaddr*)&ss, sslen) != 0) {
       error("%s: Problem binding source address (%s), errno: %d", __func__, inet_socktop(&ss), socket_errno());
       perror("bind");
       bind_failed = 1;