diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 80a0d8aab..fe65b05c2 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	- annotate case statement fallthrough for gcc 7.1.1.
 	- flex output from flex 2.6.1.
 	- snprintf of thread number does not warn about truncated string.
+	- squelch TCP fast open error on FreeBSD when kernel has it disabled,
+	  unless verbosity is high.
 
 17 July 2017: Wouter
 	- Fix #1350: make cachedb backend configurable (from JINMEI Tatuya).
diff --git a/services/listen_dnsport.c b/services/listen_dnsport.c
index 0341f3067..3b53676d0 100644
--- a/services/listen_dnsport.c
+++ b/services/listen_dnsport.c
@@ -792,7 +792,12 @@ create_tcp_accept_sock(struct addrinfo *addr, int v6only, int* noproto,
 #endif
 	if ((setsockopt(s, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_FASTOPEN, &qlen, 
 		  sizeof(qlen))) == -1 ) {
-		log_err("Setting TCP Fast Open as server failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+#ifdef ENOPROTOOPT
+		/* squelch ENOPROTOOPT: freebsd server mode with kernel support
+		   disabled, except when verbosity enabled for debugging */
+		if(errno != ENOPROTOOPT || verbosity >= 3)
+#endif
+		  log_err("Setting TCP Fast Open as server failed: %s", strerror(errno));
 	}
 #endif
 	return s;