diff --git a/src/system/syscall.rs b/src/system/syscall.rs
index 55b2dc0..ca84d9d 100644
--- a/src/system/syscall.rs
+++ b/src/system/syscall.rs
@@ -159,12 +159,14 @@ pub use libc::sockaddr_vm;
 
 // This function is unsafe since we have to pass it a C-style union.
 pub unsafe fn connect(fd: RawFd, sockaddr: *mut libc::sockaddr, size: usize) -> Result<()> {
+    /*
     let size = u32::try_from(size).context(format_args!(
         "connect(..., size = {size}) has size > {}",
         u32::MAX
     ))?;
+    */
 
-    match unsafe { libc::connect(fd, sockaddr, size) } {
+    match unsafe { libc::connect(fd, sockaddr, size as u32) } {
         0 => Ok(()),
         -1 => ctx_os_error(format_args!("error calling connect({fd}, ...)")),
         n => unreachable!("connect({fd}, ...) returned bad value: {n}"),