diff --git a/lib/sockunion.c b/lib/sockunion.c
index f6c060f..a32809c 100644
--- a/lib/sockunion.c
+++ b/lib/sockunion.c
@@ -537,6 +537,28 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+int
+sockopt_minttl (int family, int sock, int minttl)
+{
+  int ret;
+  
+  zlog_debug ("sockopt_minttl: set minttl to %d", minttl);
+
+#ifdef IP_MINTTL
+  ret = setsockopt (sock, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MINTTL, &minttl, sizeof(minttl));
+#else
+  ret = -1;
+  errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
+#endif /* IP_MINTTL */
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      zlog (NULL, LOG_WARNING, "can't set sockopt IP_MINTTL to %d on socket %d: %s", minttl, sock, safe_strerror (errno));
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* If same family and same prefix return 1. */
 int
 sockunion_same (union sockunion *su1, union sockunion *su2)