diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 072f535a84..9b29cb4901 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <sys/socket.h>],
 		  [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 		   AC_CHECK_DECLS([UV_UDP_RECVMMSG], [], [], [[#include <uv.h>]])])
 
+# libuv recverr support
+AC_CHECK_DECLS([UV_UDP_LINUX_RECVERR], [], [], [[#include <uv.h>]])
+
 # [pairwise: --enable-doh --with-libnghttp2=auto, --enable-doh --with-libnghttp2=yes, --disable-doh]
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([doh],
 	      [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-doh], [enable DNS over HTTPS, requires libnghttp2 (default=yes)])],
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
index 4c0848fdea..29a603a0dd 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ udp_connect_direct(isc_nmsocket_t *sock, isc__nm_uvreq_t *req) {
 		uv_bind_flags |= UV_UDP_IPV6ONLY;
 	}
 
+#if HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_LINUX_RECVERR
+	uv_bind_flags |= UV_UDP_LINUX_RECVERR;
+#endif
+
 	r = uv_udp_bind(&sock->uv_handle.udp, &sock->iface.type.sa,
 			uv_bind_flags);
 	if (r != 0) {