diff --git a/src/tcp_connecter.cpp b/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
index 0bc3b55a..8b5c89b0 100644
--- a/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ zmq::fd_t zmq::tcp_connecter_t::connect ()
             err == WSAENETUNREACH ||
             err == WSAENETDOWN ||
             err == WSAEACCES ||
-            err == WSAEINVAL)
+            err == WSAEINVAL ||
+            err == WSAEADDRINUSE)
             return retired_fd;
         wsa_assert_no (err);
     }