diff --git a/ext/socket/ipsocket.c b/ext/socket/ipsocket.c
index dadf10f6a5..4a444b3680 100644
--- a/ext/socket/ipsocket.c
+++ b/ext/socket/ipsocket.c
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ init_inetsock_internal(struct inetsock_arg *arg)
 	}
 	else {
 	    if (lres) {
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+		status = 1;
+		setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
+			   (char*)&status, (socklen_t)sizeof(status));
+#endif
 		status = bind(fd, lres->ai_addr, lres->ai_addrlen);
 		local = status;
 		syscall = "bind(2)";