diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index a1ccda30e2..776749e343 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static int socksetup(int port, int **socklist_p)
 
 		if (set_reuse_addr(sockfd)) {
 			close(sockfd);
-			return 0;	/* not fatal */
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (bind(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0) {