diff --git a/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp b/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp
--- a/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ static std::vector<TCPConnecter *> _tcp_
  * @param default_port If not indicated in connection_string, what port to use.
  * @param bind_address The local bind address to use. Defaults to letting the OS find one.
  */
-TCPConnecter::TCPConnecter(const std::string &connection_string, uint16 default_port, NetworkAddress bind_address) :
-	bind_address(bind_address)
+TCPConnecter::TCPConnecter(const std::string &connection_string, uint16 default_port, NetworkAddress bind_address, int family) :
+	bind_address(bind_address),
+	family(family)
 {
 	this->connection_string = NormalizeConnectionString(connection_string, default_port);
 
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ void TCPConnecter::Connect(addrinfo *add
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!SetReusePort(sock)) {
+		Debug(net, 0, "Setting reuse-port mode failed: {}", NetworkError::GetLast().AsString());
+	}
+
 	if (this->bind_address.GetPort() > 0) {
 		if (bind(sock, (const sockaddr *)this->bind_address.GetAddress(), this->bind_address.GetAddressLength()) != 0) {
 			Debug(net, 1, "Could not bind socket on {}: {}", this->bind_address.GetAddressAsString(), NetworkError::GetLast().AsString());
@@ -170,6 +175,9 @@ void TCPConnecter::OnResolved(addrinfo *
 
 	/* Convert the addrinfo into NetworkAddresses. */
 	for (addrinfo *runp = ai; runp != nullptr; runp = runp->ai_next) {
+		/* Skip entries if the family is set and it is not matching. */
+		if (this->family != AF_UNSPEC && this->family != runp->ai_family) continue;
+
 		if (resort) {
 			if (runp->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
 				addresses_ipv6.emplace_back(runp);