diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 211ebad..65f6dcd 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@
     return PF_UNSPEC;
 }
 
+static int create_fast_reuse_socket(struct addrinfo *e)
+{
+    int slisten = qemu_socket(e->ai_family, e->ai_socktype, e->ai_protocol);
+    if (slisten < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    socket_set_fast_reuse(slisten);
+    return slisten;
+}
+
 static int try_bind(int socket, InetSocketAddress *saddr, struct addrinfo *e)
 {
 #ifndef IPV6_V6ONLY
@@ -253,7 +263,8 @@
         getnameinfo((struct sockaddr*)e->ai_addr,e->ai_addrlen,
 		        uaddr,INET6_ADDRSTRLEN,uport,32,
 		        NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV);
-        slisten = qemu_socket(e->ai_family, e->ai_socktype, e->ai_protocol);
+
+        slisten = create_fast_reuse_socket(e);
         if (slisten < 0) {
             if (!e->ai_next) {
                 error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Failed to create socket");
@@ -261,8 +272,6 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        socket_set_fast_reuse(slisten);
-
         port_min = inet_getport(e);
         port_max = saddr->has_to ? saddr->to + port_offset : port_min;
         for (p = port_min; p <= port_max; p++) {