diff --git a/src/runtime2/stdlib/internet.rs b/src/runtime2/stdlib/internet.rs
index 4744cc7835343d0c4018326214dda8eb824e99aa..1a9078d8bbfc018528a64ba05160e45640270ba2 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/stdlib/internet.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/stdlib/internet.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ impl SocketTcpListener {
             unsafe{ libc::close(socket_handle); }
             return Err(SocketError::Modifying);
         }
+        if !set_socket_reuse_address(socket_handle) {
+            unsafe{ libc::close(socket_handle); }
+            return Err(SocketError::Modifying);
+        }
 
         // Listen
         unsafe {
@@ -388,6 +392,35 @@ fn set_socket_blocking(handle: libc::c_int, blocking: bool) -> bool {
     return true;
 }
 
+#[inline]
+fn set_socket_reuse_address(handle: libc::c_int) -> bool {
+    if handle < 0 {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    unsafe {
+        let enable: libc::c_int = 1;
+        let enable_ptr: *const _ = &enable;
+        let result = libc::setsockopt(
+            handle, libc::SOL_SOCKET, libc::SO_REUSEADDR,
+            enable_ptr.cast(), size_of::<libc::c_int>() as libc::socklen_t
+        );
+        if result < 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let result = libc::setsockopt(
+            handle, libc::SOL_SOCKET, libc::SO_REUSEPORT,
+            enable_ptr.cast(), size_of::<libc::c_int>() as libc::socklen_t
+        );
+        if result < 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 #[inline]
 fn socket_family_from_ip(ip: IpAddr) -> libc::c_int {
     return match ip {