diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/net/sockinet.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/net/sockinet.cpp
index 87de66100..0d397db3d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/net/sockinet.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/net/sockinet.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sockinetaddr::sockinetaddr(const char* hn, const char* sn, const char* pn)
   setport(sn, pn);
 }
 
-sockinetaddr::sockinetaddr (const sockinetaddr& sina)
+sockinetaddr::sockinetaddr (const sockinetaddr& sina): sockAddr()
 {
   sin_family      = sockinetbuf::af_inet;
   sin_addr.s_addr = sina.sin_addr.s_addr;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.cpp
index b11c84df6..6fd57814d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ sockbuf::sockbuf (int domain, sockbuf::type st, int proto)
 
 sockbuf::sockbuf (const sockbuf& sb)
 :
+streambuf(),
 //streambuf (sb),
 rep (sb.rep)
 {
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.h b/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.h
index ffa9b2712..c2df018d2 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/net/sockstream.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class isockstream: public istream
         //isockstream (): istream(rdbuf()), ios (0) {}
 
     public:
-        isockstream(sockbuf* sb): istream(sb), ios (sb) {}
+        isockstream(sockbuf* sb): ios (sb) , istream(sb) {}
         virtual ~isockstream () {}
                 
         sockbuf* rdbuf () { return (sockbuf*)ios::rdbuf(); }
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class osockstream: public ostream
     protected:
         //osockstream (): ostream(static_cast<>rdbuf()), ios (0) {}
     public:
-        osockstream(sockbuf* sb): ostream(sb), ios (sb) {}
+        osockstream(sockbuf* sb): ios (sb) , ostream(sb) {}
         virtual ~osockstream () {}
         sockbuf* rdbuf () { return (sockbuf*)ios::rdbuf(); }
         sockbuf* operator -> () { return rdbuf(); }
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class iosockstream: public iostream
     protected:
         iosockstream ();
     public:
-        iosockstream(sockbuf* sb): iostream(sb), ios (sb) {}
+        iosockstream(sockbuf* sb): ios(sb), iostream(sb) {}
         virtual ~iosockstream () {}
 
         sockbuf* rdbuf () { return (sockbuf*)ios::rdbuf(); }