diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07d7a54b28..65b191e504 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CC = gcc -pipe
 GCLIB =
 # GCLIB = -ldmalloc
 
-PACKETDEF = -DPACKETVER=6 -DNEW_006b
+PACKETDEF = -DPACKETVER=6 -DNEW_006b -DSO_REUSEPORT
 #PACKETDEF = -DPACKETVER=5 -DNEW_006b
 #PACKETDEF = -DPACKETVER=4 -DNEW_006b
 #PACKETDEF = -DPACKETVER=3 -DNEW_006b
diff --git a/src/common/socket.h b/src/common/socket.h
index a78b71ad12..6793cfdb57 100644
--- a/src/common/socket.h
+++ b/src/common/socket.h
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #endif
 #include <time.h>
-// SO_REUSEPORT is predefined in FreeBSD in sys/socket.h so we only have to define if it's not
-#ifndef SO_REUSEPORT
-#define SO_REUSEPORT
-#endif
-
 #include "malloc.h"
 
 extern time_t tick_;