--- nc/netcat.c.reuseaddr	2005-10-21 11:58:56.000000000 +0200
+++ nc/netcat.c	2005-10-21 11:59:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ local_listen(char *host, char *port, str
 		if ((s = socket(res0->ai_family, res0->ai_socktype,
 		    res0->ai_protocol)) < 0)
 			continue;
+
+		ret = setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &x, sizeof(x));
+		if (ret == -1)
+			err(1, NULL);
 		#ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
 		ret = setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &x, sizeof(x));
 		if (ret == -1)