diff --git a/src/SocketCore.cc b/src/SocketCore.cc
index f560d939..df761463 100644
--- a/src/SocketCore.cc
+++ b/src/SocketCore.cc
@@ -535,15 +535,23 @@ void SocketCore::setTcpNodelay(bool f)
 
 void SocketCore::applyIpDscp()
 {
-  int family = getAddressFamily();
-  if(family == AF_INET) {
-    setSockOpt(IPPROTO_IP, IP_TOS, &ipDscp_, sizeof(ipDscp_));
+  if(ipDscp_ == 0) {
+    return;
   }
+
+  try {
+    int family = getAddressFamily();
+    if(family == AF_INET) {
+      setSockOpt(IPPROTO_IP, IP_TOS, &ipDscp_, sizeof(ipDscp_));
+    }
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
-  else if(family == AF_INET6) {
-    setSockOpt(IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_TCLASS, &ipDscp_, sizeof(ipDscp_));
-  }
+    else if(family == AF_INET6) {
+      setSockOpt(IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_TCLASS, &ipDscp_, sizeof(ipDscp_));
+    }
 #endif
+  } catch(RecoverableException& e) {
+    A2_LOG_INFO_EX("Applying DSCP value failed", e);
+  }
 }
 
 void SocketCore::setNonBlockingMode()