diff --git a/netstat.c b/netstat.c

index 911d0c3..d6037a0 100644

--- a/netstat.c

+++ b/netstat.c

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ int flag_exp = 1;

 int flag_wide= 0;

 int flag_prg = 0;

 int flag_arg = 0;

+int flag_noprot = 0;

 int flag_ver = 0;

 int flag_l2cap = 0;

 int flag_rfcomm = 0;

@@ -181,9 +182,9 @@ FILE *procinfo;

       perror((file));					\

       return -1;					\

     }							\

-    if (flag_arg || flag_ver)				\

+    if (!flag_noprot && (flag_arg || flag_ver))		\

       ESYSNOT("netstat", (name));			\

-    if (flag_arg)					\

+    if (!flag_noprot && flag_arg)			\

       rc = 1;						\

   } else {						\

     do {						\

@@ -2308,7 +2309,7 @@ int main

     if ((flag_inet || flag_inet6 || flag_sta) &&

         !(flag_tcp || flag_sctp || flag_udp || flag_udplite || flag_raw))

-	   flag_tcp = flag_sctp = flag_udp = flag_udplite = flag_raw = 1;

+	   flag_noprot = flag_tcp = flag_sctp = flag_udp = flag_udplite = flag_raw = 1;

     if ((flag_tcp || flag_sctp || flag_udp || flag_udplite || flag_raw || flag_igmp) &&

         !(flag_inet || flag_inet6))