diff --git a/slirp/misc.c b/slirp/misc.c
index c0d489950a..6c1636f7b6 100644
--- a/slirp/misc.c
+++ b/slirp/misc.c
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ fork_exec(struct socket *so, const char *ex, int do_pty)
                     so->s = accept(s, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &addrlen);
                 } while (so->s < 0 && errno == EINTR);
                 closesocket(s);
-                opt = 1;
-                qemu_setsockopt(so->s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(int));
+                socket_set_fast_reuse(so->s);
                 opt = 1;
                 qemu_setsockopt(so->s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_OOBINLINE, &opt, sizeof(int));
 		qemu_set_nonblock(so->s);
diff --git a/slirp/socket.c b/slirp/socket.c
index 25d60e7a89..37ac5cf2fb 100644
--- a/slirp/socket.c
+++ b/slirp/socket.c
@@ -627,9 +627,7 @@ tcp_listen(Slirp *slirp, uint32_t haddr, u_int hport, uint32_t laddr,
 	addr.sin_port = hport;
 
 	if (((s = qemu_socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0)) < 0) ||
-#ifndef _WIN32
-	    (qemu_setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(int)) < 0) ||
-#endif
+	    (socket_set_fast_reuse(s) < 0) ||
 	    (bind(s,(struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) ||
 	    (listen(s,1) < 0)) {
 		int tmperrno = errno; /* Don't clobber the real reason we failed */
diff --git a/slirp/tcp_subr.c b/slirp/tcp_subr.c
index 043f28fcae..7571c5a282 100644
--- a/slirp/tcp_subr.c
+++ b/slirp/tcp_subr.c
@@ -337,8 +337,7 @@ int tcp_fconnect(struct socket *so)
     struct sockaddr_in addr;
 
     qemu_set_nonblock(s);
-    opt = 1;
-    qemu_setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt));
+    socket_set_fast_reuse(s);
     opt = 1;
     qemu_setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_OOBINLINE, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 
@@ -426,8 +425,7 @@ void tcp_connect(struct socket *inso)
         return;
     }
     qemu_set_nonblock(s);
-    opt = 1;
-    qemu_setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(int));
+    socket_set_fast_reuse(s);
     opt = 1;
     qemu_setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_OOBINLINE, &opt, sizeof(int));
     socket_set_nodelay(s);
diff --git a/slirp/udp.c b/slirp/udp.c
index b105f871f3..8cc6cb66da 100644
--- a/slirp/udp.c
+++ b/slirp/udp.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ udp_listen(Slirp *slirp, uint32_t haddr, u_int hport, uint32_t laddr,
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in addr;
 	struct socket *so;
-	socklen_t addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in), opt = 1;
+	socklen_t addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 
 	so = socreate(slirp);
 	if (!so) {
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ udp_listen(Slirp *slirp, uint32_t haddr, u_int hport, uint32_t laddr,
 		udp_detach(so);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	qemu_setsockopt(so->s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(int));
+	socket_set_fast_reuse(so->s);
 
 	getsockname(so->s,(struct sockaddr *)&addr,&addrlen);
 	so->so_fport = addr.sin_port;