diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 1213db2c3..17e154a67 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ XXXX-XX-XX
 **Big fixes**
 
 - 1105_: [FreeBSD] psutil does not compile on FreeBSD 12.
+- 1125_: [BSD] net_connections() raises TypeError.
 
 **Compatibility notes**
 
diff --git a/psutil/_psbsd.py b/psutil/_psbsd.py
index ba2414cd4..6517f2446 100644
--- a/psutil/_psbsd.py
+++ b/psutil/_psbsd.py
@@ -394,9 +394,12 @@ def net_connections(kind):
                 # have a very short lifetime so maybe the kernel
                 # can't initialize their status?
                 status = TCP_STATUSES[cext.PSUTIL_CONN_NONE]
+            if fam in (AF_INET, AF_INET6):
+                if laddr:
+                    laddr = _common.addr(*laddr)
+                if raddr:
+                    raddr = _common.addr(*raddr)
             fam = sockfam_to_enum(fam)
-            laddr = _common.addr(*laddr)
-            raddr = _common.addr(*raddr)
             type = socktype_to_enum(type)
             nt = _common.sconn(fd, fam, type, laddr, raddr, status, pid)
             ret.add(nt)