diff --git a/engine/common/net_ws.c b/engine/common/net_ws.c
index ecc985f0..aa7b5bf2 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_ws.c
+++ b/engine/common/net_ws.c
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ qboolean NET_MakeSocketNonBlocking( int socket_fd )
 	return true;
 }
 
+qboolean NET_MakeSocketReuseAddr( int socket_fd )
+{
+	uint opt = 1;
+	return !NET_IsSocketError( setsockopt( socket_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (const char *)&opt, sizeof( opt )));
+}
+
 void NET_NetadrToIP6Bytes( uint8_t *ip6, const netadr_t *adr )
 {
 	memcpy( &ip6[0], adr->ip6_0, 2 );
@@ -1609,7 +1615,7 @@ static int NET_IPSocket( const char *net_iface, int port, int family )
 		Con_DPrintf( S_WARN "%s: port: %d setsockopt SO_BROADCAST: %s\n", __func__, port, NET_ErrorString( ));
 	}
 
-	if( NET_IsSocketError( setsockopt( net_socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (const char *)&optval, sizeof( optval ))))
+	if( !NET_MakeSocketReuseAddr( net_socket ))
 	{
 		Con_DPrintf( S_WARN "%s: port: %d setsockopt SO_REUSEADDR: %s\n", __func__, port, NET_ErrorString( ));
 		closesocket( net_socket );
diff --git a/engine/common/net_ws.h b/engine/common/net_ws.h
index fea44ae3..6530faac 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_ws.h
+++ b/engine/common/net_ws.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void NET_NetadrToIP6Bytes( uint8_t *ip6, const netadr_t *adr );
 qboolean NET_IsSocketError( int retval );
 qboolean NET_IsSocketValid( int socket );
 qboolean NET_MakeSocketNonBlocking( int socket_fd );
+qboolean NET_MakeSocketReuseAddr( int socket_fd );
 
 static inline qboolean NET_IsLocalAddress( netadr_t adr )
 {