diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
index 3c7e5c4cb4b..880dec89245 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ sysctl_maxsockets(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	return (error);
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_kern_ipc, OID_AUTO, maxsockets,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, &maxsockets, 0,
-    sysctl_maxsockets, "IU",
+    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_NOFETCH | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
+    &maxsockets, 0, sysctl_maxsockets, "IU",
     "Maximum number of sockets available");
 
 /*