diff --git a/toxcore/network.c b/toxcore/network.c
index 55aa4e2818..da853d212b 100644
--- a/toxcore/network.c
+++ b/toxcore/network.c
@@ -882,7 +882,11 @@ bool set_socket_nosigpipe(const Network *ns, Socket sock)
 bool set_socket_reuseaddr(const Network *ns, Socket sock)
 {
     int set = 1;
+#if defined(OS_WIN32)
+    return net_setsockopt(ns, sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE, &set, sizeof(set)) == 0;
+#else
     return net_setsockopt(ns, sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &set, sizeof(set)) == 0;
+#endif /* OS_WIN32 */
 }
 
 bool set_socket_dualstack(const Network *ns, Socket sock)