diff --git a/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c b/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c
--- a/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@
 				    (char *)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
 					syslog(LOG_ERR,
 					     "setsockopt SO_REUSEADDR: %m");
+				if (setsockopt(tcpsock, SOL_SOCKET,
+				    SO_REUSEPORT,
+				    (char *)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+					syslog(LOG_ERR,
+					    "setsockopt SO_REUSEPORT: %m");
 				if (bind(tcpsock, ai_tcp->ai_addr,
 				    ai_tcp->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
 					syslog(LOG_ERR,
@@ -732,6 +737,11 @@
 				    (char *)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
 					syslog(LOG_ERR,
 					    "setsockopt SO_REUSEADDR: %m");
+				if (setsockopt(tcp6sock, SOL_SOCKET,
+				    SO_REUSEPORT,
+				    (char *)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+					syslog(LOG_ERR,
+					    "setsockopt SO_REUSEPORT: %m");
 				if (setsockopt(tcp6sock, IPPROTO_IPV6,
 				    IPV6_V6ONLY, &on, sizeof on) < 0) {
 					syslog(LOG_ERR,