diff --git a/main/network.c b/main/network.c
index f0559953b227..75e2cc068883 100644
--- a/main/network.c
+++ b/main/network.c
@@ -919,6 +919,20 @@ php_socket_t php_network_connect_socket_to_host(const char *host, unsigned short
 				setsockopt(sock, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (char*)&val, sizeof(val));
 			}
 		}
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+		if (socktype == SOCK_DGRAM) {
+			int val = 1;
+			switch (sa->sa_family)
+			{
+				case AF_INET:
+					setsockopt(sock, SOL_IP, IP_RECVERR, &val, sizeof (val));
+					break;
+				case AF_INET6:
+					setsockopt(sock, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_RECVERR, &val, sizeof (val));
+					break;
+			}
+		}
 #endif
 		n = php_network_connect_socket(sock, sa, socklen, asynchronous,
 				timeout ? &working_timeout : NULL,