diff --git a/libtorrent/src/session_impl.cpp b/libtorrent/src/session_impl.cpp
index 102bcf6cd..6d781e6fb 100755
--- a/libtorrent/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -666,14 +666,14 @@ namespace detail
 		try
 		{
 			// create listener socket
-            m_listen_socket.reset(new socket_acceptor(m_io_service));
-            m_listen_socket->set_option(socket_acceptor::reuse_address(true));
+			m_listen_socket.reset(new socket_acceptor(m_io_service));
 
 			for(;;)
 			{
 				try
 				{
 					m_listen_socket->open(m_listen_interface.protocol());
+					m_listen_socket->set_option(socket_acceptor::reuse_address(true));
 					m_listen_socket->bind(m_listen_interface);
 					m_listen_socket->listen();
 					m_external_listen_port = m_listen_interface.port();
@@ -2380,3 +2380,4 @@ namespace detail
 	}
 }}
 
+