diff --git a/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h b/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
index de33552..f09f8bf 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@
  *
  * \param bind_ctx  Relevant socket
  * \param client_ctx Will contain the connected client socket
- * \param client_ip Will contain the client IP address
+ * \param client_ip Will contain the client IP address, can be NULL
  * \param buf_size  Size of the client_ip buffer
- * \param ip_len    Will receive the size of the client IP written
+ * \param ip_len    Will receive the size of the client IP written,
+ *                  can be NULL if client_ip == NULL
  *
  * \return          0 if successful, or
  *                  MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_ACCEPT_FAILED, or