diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index ca4b8ba2b3..68a93cd7e3 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
 
     nc = qemu_new_net_client(&net_dgram_socket_info, peer, model, name);
 
-    snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str),
-            "socket: fd=%d (%s mcast=%s:%d)",
-            fd, is_connected ? "cloned" : "",
-            inet_ntoa(saddr.sin_addr), ntohs(saddr.sin_port));
-
     s = DO_UPCAST(NetSocketState, nc, nc);
 
     s->fd = fd;
@@ -404,6 +399,12 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
     /* mcast: save bound address as dst */
     if (is_connected) {
         s->dgram_dst = saddr;
+        snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str),
+                 "socket: fd=%d (cloned mcast=%s:%d)",
+                 fd, inet_ntoa(saddr.sin_addr), ntohs(saddr.sin_port));
+    } else {
+        snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str),
+                 "socket: fd=%d", fd);
     }
 
     return s;