diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 7c74b52739..a475367109 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ named_config_getport(const cfg_obj_t *config, const char *type,
 
 	result = named_config_get(maps, type, &portobj);
 	INSIST(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
-	if (cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) >= UINT16_MAX) {
+	if (cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) > UINT16_MAX) {
 		cfg_obj_log(portobj, ISC_LOG_ERROR, "port '%u' out of range",
 			    cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj));
 		return ISC_R_RANGE;
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 25eb888e7a..fa51bd260f 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -10556,7 +10556,7 @@ listenelt_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *listener, const cfg_obj_t *config,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) >= UINT16_MAX) {
+		if (cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) > UINT16_MAX) {
 			return ISC_R_RANGE;
 		}
 		port = (in_port_t)cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj);
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/check.c b/lib/isccfg/check.c
index 87c9fa7547..6596b50637 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/check.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/check.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ checkacl(const char *aclname, cfg_aclconfctx_t *aclctx,
 			cfg_tuple_get(aclobj, "port-transport"), "transport");
 
 		if (cfg_obj_isuint32(obj_port) &&
-		    cfg_obj_asuint32(obj_port) >= UINT16_MAX)
+		    cfg_obj_asuint32(obj_port) > UINT16_MAX)
 		{
 			cfg_obj_log(obj_port, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
 				    "port value '%u' is out of range",
@@ -1067,8 +1067,7 @@ check_listener(const cfg_obj_t *listener, const cfg_obj_t *config,
 	}
 
 	portobj = cfg_tuple_get(ltup, "port");
-	if (cfg_obj_isuint32(portobj) &&
-	    cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) >= UINT16_MAX)
+	if (cfg_obj_isuint32(portobj) && cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) > UINT16_MAX)
 	{
 		cfg_obj_log(portobj, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
 			    "port value '%u' is out of range",
@@ -1166,7 +1165,7 @@ check_port(const cfg_obj_t *options, const char *type, in_port_t *portp) {
 		return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	if (cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) >= UINT16_MAX) {
+	if (cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj) > UINT16_MAX) {
 		cfg_obj_log(portobj, ISC_LOG_ERROR, "port '%u' out of range",
 			    cfg_obj_asuint32(portobj));
 		return ISC_R_RANGE;