diff --git a/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc b/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc
index 53113796e..415a5368c 100644
--- a/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc
+++ b/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ TcpSocketBase::Bind (const Address &address)
   else if (ipv4 == Ipv4Address::GetAny () && port != 0)
     {
       m_endPoint = m_tcp->Allocate (port);
+      if (0 == m_endPoint)
+        {
+          m_errno = ERROR_ADDRINUSE;
+          return -1;
+        }
     }
   else if (ipv4 != Ipv4Address::GetAny () && port == 0)
     {
@@ -250,6 +255,11 @@ TcpSocketBase::Bind (const Address &address)
   else if (ipv4 != Ipv4Address::GetAny () && port != 0)
     {
       m_endPoint = m_tcp->Allocate (ipv4, port);
+      if (0 == m_endPoint)
+        {
+          m_errno = ERROR_ADDRINUSE;
+          return -1;
+        }
     }
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("TcpSocketBase " << this << " got an endpoint: " << m_endPoint);
 
diff --git a/src/network/model/socket.h b/src/network/model/socket.h
index 0993d7997..76131ddb1 100644
--- a/src/network/model/socket.h
+++ b/src/network/model/socket.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
     ERROR_NOROUTETOHOST,
     ERROR_NODEV,
     ERROR_ADDRNOTAVAIL,
+    ERROR_ADDRINUSE,
     SOCKET_ERRNO_LAST
   };