@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 #endif
 #import "OFRunLoop.h"
 #import "OFRunLoop+Private.h"
 
 #import "OFBindFailedException.h"
+#import "OFInitializationFailedException.h"
 #import "OFInvalidArgumentException.h"
 #import "OFNotConnectedException.h"
 #import "OFReadFailedException.h"
 #import "OFWriteFailedException.h"
 
@@ -274,10 +275,20 @@
 
 	return hash;
 }
 
 @implementation OFUDPSocket
++ (void)initialize
+{
+	if (self != [OFUDPSocket class])
+		return;
+
+	if (!of_init_sockets())
+		@throw [OFInitializationFailedException
+		    exceptionWithClass: self];
+}
+
 + (instancetype)socket
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] init] autorelease];
 }