diff --git a/src/dhcp.c b/src/dhcp.c
index 333a327..b95a4ba 100644
--- a/src/dhcp.c
+++ b/src/dhcp.c
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ static int make_fd(int port)
      support it. This handles the introduction of REUSEPORT on Linux. */
   if (option_bool(OPT_NOWILD) || option_bool(OPT_CLEVERBIND))
     {
-      int rc = -1, porterr = 0;
+      int rc = 0;
 
 #ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
       if ((rc = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &oneopt, sizeof(oneopt))) == -1 && 
-	  errno != ENOPROTOOPT)
-	porterr = 1;
+	  errno == ENOPROTOOPT)
+	rc = 0;
 #endif
       
-      if (rc == -1 && !porterr)
+      if (rc != -1)
 	rc = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &oneopt, sizeof(oneopt));
       
       if (rc == -1)
diff --git a/src/dhcp6.c b/src/dhcp6.c
index 17e03e5..89af7dd 100644
--- a/src/dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/dhcp6.c
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ void dhcp6_init(void)
      support it. This handles the introduction of REUSEPORT on Linux. */
   if (option_bool(OPT_NOWILD) || option_bool(OPT_CLEVERBIND))
     {
-      int rc = -1, porterr = 0;
+      int rc = 0;
 
 #ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
       if ((rc = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &oneopt, sizeof(oneopt))) == -1 &&
-	  errno != ENOPROTOOPT)
-	porterr = 1;
+	  errno == ENOPROTOOPT)
+	rc = 0;
 #endif
       
-      if (rc == -1 && !porterr)
+      if (rc != -1)
 	rc = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &oneopt, sizeof(oneopt));
       
       if (rc == -1)