diff --git a/src/ezsockets.cpp b/src/ezsockets.cpp
index 5f3cabfc09..a90db503e9 100644
--- a/src/ezsockets.cpp
+++ b/src/ezsockets.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ bool EzSockets::create(EzSockets_Proto Protocol, int Type)
 	}
 
 	data->sock = socket(AF_INET, Type, realproto);
+	if (data->sock > SOCKET_NONE) {
+		struct timeval tv = { 5, 0 };
+		setsockopt(data->sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, (const char *)&tv, sizeof(struct timeval));
+	}
 	lastCode = data->sock;
 	return data->sock > SOCKET_NONE;	// Socket must be Greater than 0
 }