diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala
index 19f4c95fcad7..36cf2af0857d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ private[spark] object PythonRDD extends Logging {
    */
   private def serveIterator[T](items: Iterator[T], threadName: String): Int = {
     val serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0, 1)
-    serverSocket.setReuseAddress(true)
     // Close the socket if no connection in 3 seconds
     serverSocket.setSoTimeout(3000)
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/rdd.py b/python/pyspark/rdd.py
index c337a43c8a7f..2d05611321ed 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/rdd.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/rdd.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def _parse_memory(s):
 
 def _load_from_socket(port, serializer):
     sock = socket.socket()
+    sock.settimeout(3)
     try:
         sock.connect(("localhost", port))
         rf = sock.makefile("rb", 65536)