diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index e720f9425..6e8e89c4f 100644
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -2240,7 +2240,8 @@ retry:
 			{
 				listen_socket_t s;
 				s.ssl = true;
-				setup_listener(&s, ssl_interface, 10, false, flags, ec);
+				int retries = 10;
+				setup_listener(&s, ssl_interface, retries, false, flags, ec);
 
 				if (s.sock)
 				{
@@ -2268,8 +2269,9 @@ retry:
 				{
 					listen_socket_t s;
 					s.ssl = true;
+					int retries = 10;
 					setup_listener(&s, tcp::endpoint(address_v6::any(), ssl_interface.port())
-						, 10, false, flags, ec);
+						, retries, false, flags, ec);
 
 					if (s.sock)
 					{
@@ -2318,7 +2320,8 @@ retry:
 			{
 				listen_socket_t s;
 				s.ssl = true;
-				setup_listener(&s, ssl_interface, 10, false, flags, ec);
+				int retries = 10;
+				setup_listener(&s, ssl_interface, retries, false, flags, ec);
 
 				if (s.sock)
 				{