diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
index dd7967869d..b17899e1e9 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void WiFiServer::begin() {
 
     ip_addr_t local_addr;
     local_addr.addr = (uint32_t) _addr;
+    pcb->so_options |= SOF_REUSEADDR;
     err = tcp_bind(pcb, &local_addr, _port);
 
     if (err != ERR_OK) {
diff --git a/tools/sdk/lib/liblwip_gcc.a b/tools/sdk/lib/liblwip_gcc.a
index 5ddb446905..6006179d89 100644
Binary files a/tools/sdk/lib/liblwip_gcc.a and b/tools/sdk/lib/liblwip_gcc.a differ
diff --git a/tools/sdk/lwip/include/lwipopts.h b/tools/sdk/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
index f16b424c00..c163ac625c 100644
--- a/tools/sdk/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
+++ b/tools/sdk/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@
  * SO_REUSE==1: Enable SO_REUSEADDR option.
  */
 #ifndef SO_REUSE
-#define SO_REUSE                        0
+#define SO_REUSE                        1
 #endif
 
 /**