diff --git a/core/dnsserver/listen_go111.go b/core/dnsserver/listen_go111.go
index 3d730df8e..d71c9292b 100644
--- a/core/dnsserver/listen_go111.go
+++ b/core/dnsserver/listen_go111.go
@@ -8,19 +8,17 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/pkg/log"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-const supportsReusePort = true
-
-func reuseportControl(network, address string, c syscall.RawConn) (opErr error) {
-	err := c.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
-		opErr = unix.SetsockoptInt(int(fd), unix.SOL_SOCKET, unix.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
+func reuseportControl(network, address string, c syscall.RawConn) error {
+	c.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
+		if err := unix.SetsockoptInt(int(fd), unix.SOL_SOCKET, unix.SO_REUSEPORT, 1); err != nil {
+			log.Warningf("Failed to set SO_REUSEPORT on socket: %s", err)
+		}
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return opErr
+	return nil
 }
 
 func listen(network, addr string) (net.Listener, error) {