diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c b/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c
index 0913d75ca..dfe079908 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c
@@ -104,13 +104,11 @@ static int nsock_make_socket(mspool *ms, msiod *iod, int family, int type, int p
     }
   }
   if (ms->device) {
-#ifdef SO_BINDTODEVICE
     errno = 0;
-    if (setsockopt(iod->sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, ms->device, strlen(ms->device) + 1) == -1) {
+    if (!socket_bindtodevice(iod->sd, ms->device)) {
       if ((errno != EPERM && ms->tracelevel > 0) || ms->tracelevel > 5)
         nsock_trace(ms, "Setting of SO_BINDTODEVICE failed (IOD #%li)", iod->id);
     }
-#endif
   }
   if (ms->broadcast) {
     if (setsockopt(iod->sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (const char *)&(ms->broadcast), sizeof(int)) == -1) {