diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index c8dfd4c70..2b0ae8e39 100755
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ void QBtSession::configureSession() {
   else
     sessionSettings.force_proxy = false;
 #endif
+  sessionSettings.no_connect_privileged_ports = false;
   qDebug() << "Settings SessionSettings";
   setSessionSettings(sessionSettings);
   // Bittorrent