diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_darwin_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_darwin_init.c
index c3d1125fc..6ca1ca750 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_darwin_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_darwin_init.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ ngx_debug_init()
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_os_specific_init(ngx_log_t *log)
 {
-    int         somaxconn;
     size_t      size;
     ngx_err_t   err;
     ngx_uint_t  i;
@@ -155,12 +154,9 @@ ngx_os_specific_init(ngx_log_t *log)
 
     ngx_ncpu = ngx_darwin_hw_ncpu;
 
-    somaxconn = 32676;
-
-    if (ngx_darwin_kern_ipc_somaxconn > somaxconn) {
+    if (ngx_darwin_kern_ipc_somaxconn > 32767) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
-                      "sysctl kern.ipc.somaxconn must be no more than %d",
-                      somaxconn);
+                      "sysctl kern.ipc.somaxconn must be less than 32768");
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c
index bfb89087a..8edce42f6 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ngx_debug_init()
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_os_specific_init(ngx_log_t *log)
 {
-    int         version, somaxconn;
+    int         version;
     size_t      size;
     ngx_err_t   err;
     ngx_uint_t  i;
@@ -210,12 +210,9 @@ ngx_os_specific_init(ngx_log_t *log)
         ngx_ncpu = ngx_freebsd_hw_ncpu;
     }
 
-    somaxconn = version < 600008 ? 32676 : 65535;
-
-    if (ngx_freebsd_kern_ipc_somaxconn > somaxconn) {
+    if (version < 600008 && ngx_freebsd_kern_ipc_somaxconn > 32767) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
-                      "sysctl kern.ipc.somaxconn must be no more than %d",
-                      somaxconn);
+                      "sysctl kern.ipc.somaxconn must be less than 32768");
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }