diff --git a/basis/io/sockets/secure/windows/windows.factor b/basis/io/sockets/secure/windows/windows.factor
index 482ac83e80..926a144e26 100644
--- a/basis/io/sockets/secure/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/io/sockets/secure/windows/windows.factor
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ M: secure remote>handle ( addrspec -- handle )
     [ addrspec>> remote>handle ] [ hostname>> ] bi <ssl-socket> ;
 
 M: secure (get-local-address) ( handle remote -- sockaddr )
-    [ file>> ] [ addrspec>> ] bi* (get-local-address) ;
+    addrspec>> (get-local-address) ;
 
 M: secure parse-sockaddr addrspec>> parse-sockaddr f <secure> ;