diff --git a/guacd/src/daemon.c b/guacd/src/daemon.c
index b0bc350f..20ef1369 100644
--- a/guacd/src/daemon.c
+++ b/guacd/src/daemon.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     /* Server */
     int socket_fd;
     struct sockaddr_in server_addr;
+    int opt_on = 1;
 
     /* Client */
     struct sockaddr_in client_addr;
@@ -116,6 +117,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+    if (setsockopt(socket_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt_on, sizeof(opt_on))) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Unable to set socket options for reuse: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    }
+
     /* Bind socket to address */
     if (bind(socket_fd, (struct sockaddr*) &server_addr,
                 sizeof(server_addr)) < 0) {