diff --git a/rtp.c b/rtp.c
index 1f908b0e..464bc303 100644
--- a/rtp.c
+++ b/rtp.c
@@ -858,6 +858,16 @@ static uint16_t bind_port(int ip_family, const char *self_ip_address, uint32_t s
   int local_socket = socket(ip_family, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
   if (local_socket == -1)
     die("Could not allocate a socket.");
+  
+  int val = 1;
+  ret = setsockopt(local_socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &val, sizeof(val));
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    char errorstring[1024];
+    strerror_r(errno, (char *)errorstring, sizeof(errorstring));
+    debug(1,"Error %d: \"%s\". Couldn't set SO_REUSEADDR");
+  }
+
+  
   SOCKADDR myaddr;
   int tryCount = 0;
   uint16_t desired_port;