diff --git a/base/initscripts-config/files/sysctl.conf b/base/initscripts-config/files/sysctl.conf
index eee0bd77a..db939ccb3 100644
--- a/base/initscripts-config/files/sysctl.conf
+++ b/base/initscripts-config/files/sysctl.conf
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1
 # Limit local port range
 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 49216 61000
 net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 1
-
+# Fix https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1817936
+net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle = 1
 # WRL
 # set max socket memory ; default was 212992
 net.core.rmem_max=425984