diff --git a/toxcore/network.c b/toxcore/network.c
index 55aa4e2818..fcd3f67b13 100644
--- a/toxcore/network.c
+++ b/toxcore/network.c
@@ -882,7 +882,14 @@ bool set_socket_nosigpipe(const Network *ns, Socket sock)
 bool set_socket_reuseaddr(const Network *ns, Socket sock)
 {
     int set = 1;
-    return net_setsockopt(ns, sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &set, sizeof(set)) == 0;
+    bool ret = net_setsockopt(ns, sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &set, sizeof(set)) == 0;
+    if (!ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+#ifdef OS_WIN32
+    ret = net_setsockopt(ns, sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE, &set, sizeof(set)) == 0;
+#endif
+    return ret;
 }
 
 bool set_socket_dualstack(const Network *ns, Socket sock)