diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index e61450c9..d5d6a3fd 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -3068,7 +3068,6 @@ struct mg_connection *mg_listen(struct mg_mgr *mgr, const char *url,
     c->fd = sock2ptr(fd);
     c->is_listening = 1;
     c->is_udp = is_udp;
-    setsockopts(c);
     LIST_ADD_HEAD(struct mg_connection, &mgr->conns, c);
     c->fn = fn;
     c->fn_data = fn_data;
diff --git a/src/sock.c b/src/sock.c
index d02c8a76..1f5c9826 100644
--- a/src/sock.c
+++ b/src/sock.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ struct mg_connection *mg_listen(struct mg_mgr *mgr, const char *url,
     c->fd = sock2ptr(fd);
     c->is_listening = 1;
     c->is_udp = is_udp;
-    setsockopts(c);
     LIST_ADD_HEAD(struct mg_connection, &mgr->conns, c);
     c->fn = fn;
     c->fn_data = fn_data;