diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
index d6c4032dc6..72c76a5afd 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ isc__nm_decstats(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_statscounter_t counterid);
  */
 
 isc_result_t
-isc__nm_socket_freebind(const uv_handle_t *handle);
+isc__nm_socket_freebind(uv_os_fd_t fd, sa_family_t sa_family);
 /*%<
  * Set the IP_FREEBIND (or equivalent) socket option on the uv_handle
  */
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
index e39c882408..02ad0b2c54 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
@@ -1584,50 +1584,44 @@ isc__nm_decstats(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_statscounter_t counterid) {
 	setsockopt(socket, level, name, &(int){ 1 }, sizeof(int))
 
 isc_result_t
-isc__nm_socket_freebind(const uv_handle_t *handle) {
+isc__nm_socket_freebind(uv_os_fd_t fd, sa_family_t sa_family) {
 	/*
 	 * Set the IP_FREEBIND (or equivalent option) on the uv_handle.
 	 */
-	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
-	uv_os_fd_t fd;
-	if (uv_fileno(handle, &fd) != 0) {
-		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
-	}
 #ifdef IP_FREEBIND
+	UNUSED(sa_family);
 	if (setsockopt_on(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_FREEBIND) == -1) {
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 	}
+	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 #elif defined(IP_BINDANY) || defined(IPV6_BINDANY)
-	struct sockaddr_in sockfd;
-
-	if (getsockname(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sockfd,
-			&(socklen_t){ sizeof(sockfd) }) == -1)
-	{
-		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
-	}
+	if (sa_family == AF_INET) {
 #if defined(IP_BINDANY)
-	if (sockfd.sin_family == AF_INET) {
 		if (setsockopt_on(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_BINDANY) == -1) {
 			return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 		}
-	}
+		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 #endif
+	} else if (sa_family == AF_INET6) {
 #if defined(IPV6_BINDANY)
-	if (sockfd.sin_family == AF_INET6) {
 		if (setsockopt_on(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_BINDANY) == -1) {
 			return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 		}
-	}
+		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 #endif
+	}
+	return (ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED);
 #elif defined(SO_BINDANY)
+	UNUSED(sa_family);
 	if (setsockopt_on(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDANY) == -1) {
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 	}
+	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 #else
-	UNUSED(handle);
-	result = ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED;
+	UNUSED(fd);
+	UNUSED(sa_family);
+	return (ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED);
 #endif
-	return (result);
 }
 
 isc_result_t
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
index fbfc5aebce..2540083702 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ isc__nm_async_tcplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 	isc_nmsocket_t *sock = ievent->sock;
 	struct sockaddr_storage sname;
 	int r, flags = 0, snamelen = sizeof(sname);
+	sa_family_t sa_family;
+	uv_os_fd_t fd;
 
 	REQUIRE(isc__nm_in_netthread());
 	REQUIRE(sock->type == isc_nm_tcplistener);
@@ -334,14 +336,16 @@ isc__nm_async_tcplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 
 	isc__nm_incstats(sock->mgr, sock->statsindex[STATID_OPEN]);
 
-	if (sock->iface->addr.type.sa.sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+	sa_family = sock->iface->addr.type.sa.sa_family;
+	if (sa_family == AF_INET6) {
 		flags = UV_TCP_IPV6ONLY;
 	}
 
 	r = uv_tcp_bind(&sock->uv_handle.tcp, &sock->iface->addr.type.sa,
 			flags);
 	if (r == UV_EADDRNOTAVAIL &&
-	    isc__nm_socket_freebind(&sock->uv_handle.handle) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+	    uv_fileno(&sock->uv_handle.handle, &fd) == 0 &&
+	    isc__nm_socket_freebind(fd, sa_family) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		/*
 		 * Retry binding with IP_FREEBIND (or equivalent option) if the
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
index 83ab7b54c9..e531857e1c 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ isc__nm_async_udplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 	isc_nmsocket_t *sock = ievent->sock;
 	int r, uv_bind_flags = 0;
 	int uv_init_flags = 0;
+	sa_family_t sa_family;
 
 	REQUIRE(sock->type == isc_nm_udpsocket);
 	REQUIRE(sock->iface != NULL);
@@ -158,14 +159,15 @@ isc__nm_async_udplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 		isc__nm_incstats(sock->mgr, sock->statsindex[STATID_OPENFAIL]);
 	}
 
-	if (sock->iface->addr.type.sa.sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+	sa_family = sock->iface->addr.type.sa.sa_family;
+	if (sa_family == AF_INET6) {
 		uv_bind_flags |= UV_UDP_IPV6ONLY;
 	}
 
 	r = uv_udp_bind(&sock->uv_handle.udp,
 			&sock->parent->iface->addr.type.sa, uv_bind_flags);
 	if (r == UV_EADDRNOTAVAIL &&
-	    isc__nm_socket_freebind(&sock->uv_handle.handle) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+	    isc__nm_socket_freebind(sock->fd, sa_family) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		/*
 		 * Retry binding with IP_FREEBIND (or equivalent option) if the