diff --git a/src/common/socket.c b/src/common/socket.c
index f6d5849befad85bfc6de98827e4cb562725fd82f..7181c7703a09057b818ce97ccf91c479476b4d4a 100644
--- a/src/common/socket.c
+++ b/src/common/socket.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ char* sErr(int code)
 // The connection is closed if it goes over the limit.
 #define WFIFO_MAX (1*1024*1024)
 
-struct socket_data* session[FD_SETSIZE];
+struct socket_data **session;
 
 #ifdef SEND_SHORTLIST
 int send_shortlist_array[FD_SETSIZE];// we only support FD_SETSIZE sockets, limit the array to that
@@ -1214,6 +1214,8 @@ void socket_final(void)
 	aFree(session[0]->rdata);
 	aFree(session[0]->wdata);
 	aFree(session[0]);
+	
+	aFree(session);
 }
 
 /// Closes a socket.
@@ -1375,6 +1377,9 @@ void socket_init(void)
 	memset(send_shortlist_set, 0, sizeof(send_shortlist_set));
 #endif
 
+	CREATE(session, struct socket_data *, FD_SETSIZE);
+	memset(session, 0, sizeof(struct socket_data *) * FD_SETSIZE);
+	
 	socket_config_read(SOCKET_CONF_FILENAME);
 
 	// initialise last send-receive tick
diff --git a/src/common/socket.h b/src/common/socket.h
index 82f8b84c3f485cb6fe28d04b9c910b45c73bbfcb..8dbddea8cc9732c32d16b19ba2d21c8a401e0b19 100644
--- a/src/common/socket.h
+++ b/src/common/socket.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct hSockOpt {
 
 // Data prototype declaration
 
-extern struct socket_data* session[FD_SETSIZE];
+extern struct socket_data **session;
 
 extern int fd_max;