diff --git a/src/netcode/i_tcp.c b/src/netcode/i_tcp.c
index d163bd376..c9e5dc87a 100644
--- a/src/netcode/i_tcp.c
+++ b/src/netcode/i_tcp.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 	#undef EHOSTUNREACH
 	#endif
 	#define EHOSTUNREACH WSAEHOSTUNREACH
+	#ifdef ENETUNREACH
+	#undef ENETUNREACH
+	#endif
+	#define ENETUNREACH WSAENETUNREACH
 	#ifndef IOC_VENDOR
 	#define IOC_VENDOR 0x18000000
 	#endif
@@ -685,7 +689,6 @@ static inline ssize_t SOCK_SendToAddr(SOCKET_TYPE socket, mysockaddr_t *sockaddr
 	socklen_t d6 = (socklen_t)sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
 #endif
 	socklen_t d, da = (socklen_t)sizeof(mysockaddr_t);
-	ssize_t status;
 
 	switch (sockaddr->any.sa_family)
 	{
@@ -696,14 +699,11 @@ static inline ssize_t SOCK_SendToAddr(SOCKET_TYPE socket, mysockaddr_t *sockaddr
 		default:       d = da; break;
 	}
 
-	status = sendto(socket, (char *)&doomcom->data, doomcom->datalength, 0, &sockaddr->any, d);
-	if (status == -1)
-	{
-		CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, "Unable to send packet to %s: %s\n", SOCK_AddrToStr(sockaddr), strerror(errno));
-	}
-	return status;
+	return sendto(socket, (char *)&doomcom->data, doomcom->datalength, 0, &sockaddr->any, d);
 }
 
+#define ALLOWEDERROR(x) ((x) == ECONNREFUSED || (x) == EWOULDBLOCK || (x) == EHOSTUNREACH || (x) == ENETUNREACH)
+
 static void SOCK_Send(void)
 {
 	ssize_t c = ERRSOCKET;
@@ -718,19 +718,25 @@ static void SOCK_Send(void)
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < broadcastaddresses; j++)
 			{
 				if (myfamily[i] == broadcastaddress[j].any.sa_family)
-					SOCK_SendToAddr(mysockets[i], &broadcastaddress[j]);
+				{
+					c = SOCK_SendToAddr(mysockets[i], &broadcastaddress[j]);
+					if (c == ERRSOCKET && !ALLOWEDERROR(errno))
+						break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		return;
 	}
 	else if (nodesocket[doomcom->remotenode] == (SOCKET_TYPE)ERRSOCKET)
 	{
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < mysocketses; i++)
 		{
 			if (myfamily[i] == clientaddress[doomcom->remotenode].any.sa_family)
-				SOCK_SendToAddr(mysockets[i], &clientaddress[doomcom->remotenode]);
+			{
+				c = SOCK_SendToAddr(mysockets[i], &clientaddress[doomcom->remotenode]);
+				if (c == ERRSOCKET && !ALLOWEDERROR(errno))
+					break;
+			}
 		}
-		return;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -740,12 +746,14 @@ static void SOCK_Send(void)
 	if (c == ERRSOCKET)
 	{
 		int e = errno; // save error code so it can't be modified later
-		if (e != ECONNREFUSED && e != EWOULDBLOCK && e != EHOSTUNREACH)
+		if (!ALLOWEDERROR(e))
 			I_Error("SOCK_Send, error sending to node %d (%s) #%u: %s", doomcom->remotenode,
 				SOCK_GetNodeAddress(doomcom->remotenode), e, strerror(e));
 	}
 }
 
+#undef ALLOWEDERROR
+
 static void SOCK_FreeNodenum(INT32 numnode)
 {
 	// can't disconnect from self :)