diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index 1e5f294..1b86e81 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 #if defined(ESP32) || defined(BUILD_FOR_RP2040)
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include "rp2040.h"
+#else
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #endif
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -23,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "win32.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "log.h"
+
 
 void setBit(uint16_t & v, const int bit, const bool vb)
 {
@@ -236,3 +242,14 @@ void update_word(uint16_t *const w, const bool msb, const uint8_t v)
 		(*w) |= v;
 	}
 }
+
+void set_nodelay(const int fd)
+{
+        int flags = 1;
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(ESP32)
+        if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (void *)&flags, sizeof(flags)) == -1)
+#else
+        if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (void *)&flags, sizeof(flags)) == -1)
+#endif
+                DOLOG(warning, true, "Cannot disable nagle algorithm");
+}
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index be27c83..b5590f2 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ ssize_t WRITE(int fd, const char *whereto, size_t len);
 ssize_t READ(int fd, char *whereto, size_t len);
 
 void update_word(uint16_t *const w, const bool msb, const uint8_t v);
+
+void set_nodelay(const int fd);