diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
index d85742fe9e..10eac867ad 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
@@ -663,8 +663,6 @@ nmsocket_cleanup(isc_nmsocket_t *sock) {
 
 	sock->magic = 0;
 
-	isc_mutex_destroy(&sock->lock);
-
 	/* Don't free child socket */
 	if (sock->parent == NULL) {
 		REQUIRE(sock->tid == isc_tid());
@@ -858,8 +856,6 @@ isc___nmsocket_init(isc_nmsocket_t *sock, isc__networker_t *worker,
 		.active_link = ISC_LINK_INITIALIZER,
 	};
 
-	isc_mutex_init(&sock->lock);
-
 	if (iface != NULL) {
 		family = iface->type.sa.sa_family;
 		sock->iface = *iface;
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
index c54ba1171d..d0ce958278 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
@@ -417,20 +417,23 @@ isc_nm_listentcp(isc_nm_t *mgr, uint32_t workers, isc_sockaddr_t *iface,
 		fd = isc__nm_tcp_lb_socket(mgr, iface->type.sa.sa_family);
 	}
 
+	start_tcp_child(mgr, iface, sock, fd, 0);
+	result = sock->children[0].result;
+	INSIST(result != ISC_R_UNSET);
+
 	for (size_t i = 1; i < sock->nchildren; i++) {
 		start_tcp_child(mgr, iface, sock, fd, i);
 	}
 
-	start_tcp_child(mgr, iface, sock, fd, 0);
+	isc_barrier_wait(&sock->listen_barrier);
 
 	if (!mgr->load_balance_sockets) {
 		isc__nm_closesocket(fd);
 	}
 
-	LOCK(&sock->lock);
-	result = sock->result;
-	UNLOCK(&sock->lock);
-	INSIST(result != ISC_R_UNSET);
+	for (size_t i = 1; i < sock->nchildren; i++) {
+		INSIST(result == sock->children[i].result);
+	}
 
 	atomic_store(&sock->active, true);
 
@@ -457,14 +460,12 @@ isc__nm_async_tcplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_UNSET;
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NMSOCK(ievent->sock));
-	REQUIRE(ievent->sock->tid == isc_tid());
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NMSOCK(ievent->sock->parent));
 
 	sock = ievent->sock;
 	sa_family = sock->iface.type.sa.sa_family;
 
 	REQUIRE(sock->type == isc_nm_tcpsocket);
-	REQUIRE(sock->parent != NULL);
 	REQUIRE(sock->tid == isc_tid());
 
 	(void)isc__nm_socket_min_mtu(sock->fd, sa_family);
@@ -499,25 +500,17 @@ isc__nm_async_tcplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 			isc__nm_incstats(sock, STATID_BINDFAIL);
 			goto done;
 		}
-	} else {
-		LOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
-		if (sock->parent->fd == -1) {
-			r = isc__nm_tcp_freebind(&sock->uv_handle.tcp,
-						 &sock->iface.type.sa, flags);
-			if (r < 0) {
-				isc__nm_incstats(sock, STATID_BINDFAIL);
-				UNLOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
-				goto done;
-			}
-			sock->parent->uv_handle.tcp.flags =
-				sock->uv_handle.tcp.flags;
-			sock->parent->fd = sock->fd;
-		} else {
-			/* The socket is already bound, just copy the flags */
-			sock->uv_handle.tcp.flags =
-				sock->parent->uv_handle.tcp.flags;
+	} else if (sock->tid == 0) {
+		r = isc__nm_tcp_freebind(&sock->uv_handle.tcp,
+					 &sock->iface.type.sa, flags);
+		if (r < 0) {
+			isc__nm_incstats(sock, STATID_BINDFAIL);
+			goto done;
 		}
-		UNLOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
+		sock->parent->uv_handle.tcp.flags = sock->uv_handle.tcp.flags;
+	} else {
+		/* The socket is already bound, just copy the flags */
+		sock->uv_handle.tcp.flags = sock->parent->uv_handle.tcp.flags;
 	}
 
 	isc__nm_set_network_buffers(sock->worker->netmgr,
@@ -546,16 +539,13 @@ done:
 		sock->pquota = NULL;
 	}
 
-	LOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
-	if (sock->parent->result == ISC_R_UNSET) {
-		sock->parent->result = result;
-	} else {
-		REQUIRE(sock->parent->result == result);
-	}
-	UNLOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
+	sock->result = result;
 
 	REQUIRE(!worker->loop->paused);
-	isc_barrier_wait(&sock->parent->listen_barrier);
+
+	if (sock->tid != 0) {
+		isc_barrier_wait(&sock->parent->listen_barrier);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
index 578842528c..9072d688b4 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
@@ -163,20 +163,23 @@ isc_nm_listenudp(isc_nm_t *mgr, uint32_t workers, isc_sockaddr_t *iface,
 		fd = isc__nm_udp_lb_socket(mgr, iface->type.sa.sa_family);
 	}
 
+	start_udp_child(mgr, iface, sock, fd, 0);
+	result = sock->children[0].result;
+	INSIST(result != ISC_R_UNSET);
+
 	for (size_t i = 1; i < sock->nchildren; i++) {
 		start_udp_child(mgr, iface, sock, fd, i);
 	}
 
-	start_udp_child(mgr, iface, sock, fd, 0);
+	isc_barrier_wait(&sock->listen_barrier);
 
 	if (!mgr->load_balance_sockets) {
 		isc__nm_closesocket(fd);
 	}
 
-	LOCK(&sock->lock);
-	result = sock->result;
-	UNLOCK(&sock->lock);
-	INSIST(result != ISC_R_UNSET);
+	for (size_t i = 1; i < sock->nchildren; i++) {
+		INSIST(result == sock->children[i].result);
+	}
 
 	atomic_store(&sock->active, true);
 
@@ -332,7 +335,6 @@ isc__nm_async_udplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 	isc_nm_t *mgr = NULL;
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NMSOCK(ievent->sock));
-	REQUIRE(ievent->sock->tid == isc_tid());
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NMSOCK(ievent->sock->parent));
 
 	sock = ievent->sock;
@@ -340,7 +342,6 @@ isc__nm_async_udplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 	mgr = sock->worker->netmgr;
 
 	REQUIRE(sock->type == isc_nm_udpsocket);
-	REQUIRE(sock->parent != NULL);
 	REQUIRE(sock->tid == isc_tid());
 
 	(void)isc__nm_socket_min_mtu(sock->fd, sa_family);
@@ -379,27 +380,19 @@ isc__nm_async_udplisten(isc__networker_t *worker, isc__netievent_t *ev0) {
 			isc__nm_incstats(sock, STATID_BINDFAIL);
 			goto done;
 		}
-	} else {
-		LOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
-		if (sock->parent->fd == -1) {
-			/* This thread is first, bind the socket */
-			r = isc__nm_udp_freebind(&sock->uv_handle.udp,
-						 &sock->parent->iface.type.sa,
-						 uv_bind_flags);
-			if (r < 0) {
-				isc__nm_incstats(sock, STATID_BINDFAIL);
-				UNLOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
-				goto done;
-			}
-			sock->parent->uv_handle.udp.flags =
-				sock->uv_handle.udp.flags;
-			sock->parent->fd = sock->fd;
-		} else {
-			/* The socket is already bound, just copy the flags */
-			sock->uv_handle.udp.flags =
-				sock->parent->uv_handle.udp.flags;
+	} else if (sock->tid == 0) {
+		/* This thread is first, bind the socket */
+		r = isc__nm_udp_freebind(&sock->uv_handle.udp,
+					 &sock->parent->iface.type.sa,
+					 uv_bind_flags);
+		if (r < 0) {
+			isc__nm_incstats(sock, STATID_BINDFAIL);
+			goto done;
 		}
-		UNLOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
+		sock->parent->uv_handle.udp.flags = sock->uv_handle.udp.flags;
+	} else {
+		/* The socket is already bound, just copy the flags */
+		sock->uv_handle.udp.flags = sock->parent->uv_handle.udp.flags;
 	}
 
 	isc__nm_set_network_buffers(mgr, &sock->uv_handle.handle);
@@ -417,16 +410,13 @@ done:
 	result = isc_uverr2result(r);
 	atomic_fetch_add(&sock->parent->rchildren, 1);
 
-	LOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
-	if (sock->parent->result == ISC_R_UNSET) {
-		sock->parent->result = result;
-	} else {
-		REQUIRE(sock->parent->result == result);
-	}
-	UNLOCK(&sock->parent->lock);
+	sock->result = result;
 
 	REQUIRE(!worker->loop->paused);
-	isc_barrier_wait(&sock->parent->listen_barrier);
+
+	if (sock->tid != 0) {
+		isc_barrier_wait(&sock->parent->listen_barrier);
+	}
 }
 
 static void