diff --git a/src/udp_socket.cpp b/src/udp_socket.cpp
index 08f256ba7..31cb3f907 100644
--- a/src/udp_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/udp_socket.cpp
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void udp_socket::bind(udp::endpoint const& ep, error_code& ec)
 		if (ec) return;
 #ifdef IPV6_V6ONLY
 		m_ipv6_sock.set_option(v6only(true), ec);
-		if (ec) return;
+		ec.clear();
 #endif
 		m_ipv6_sock.bind(ep6, ec);
 		if (ec) return;