diff --git a/oml/localnodes.py b/oml/localnodes.py
index 5af17ce..56308fb 100644
--- a/oml/localnodes.py
+++ b/oml/localnodes.py
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ class LocalNodes4(LocalNodesBase):
     def get_socket(self):
         s = socket.socket (socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
         s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-        s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
+        if hasattr(socket, 'SO_REUSEPORT'):
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
         mreq = struct.pack("=4sl", socket.inet_aton(self._BROADCAST), socket.INADDR_ANY)
         s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, mreq)
         self._socket = s
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@ class LocalNodes6(LocalNodesBase):
     def get_socket(self):
         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
         s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-        s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
+        if hasattr(socket, 'SO_REUSEPORT'):
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
         group_bin = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, self._BROADCAST) + b'\0'*4
         s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IPV6, socket.IPV6_JOIN_GROUP, group_bin)
         self._socket = s