diff --git a/src/core/ngx_connection.c b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
index 61ea4c2dd..33682532a 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ngx_create_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, struct sockaddr *sockaddr,
 
 
 ngx_int_t
-ngx_clone_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_listening_t *ls)
+ngx_clone_listening(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_listening_t *ls)
 {
 #if (NGX_HAVE_REUSEPORT)
 
@@ -104,20 +104,19 @@ ngx_clone_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_listening_t *ls)
     ngx_core_conf_t  *ccf;
     ngx_listening_t   ols;
 
-    if (!ls->reuseport) {
+    if (!ls->reuseport || ls->worker != 0) {
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 
     ols = *ls;
 
-    ccf = (ngx_core_conf_t *) ngx_get_conf(cf->cycle->conf_ctx,
-                                           ngx_core_module);
+    ccf = (ngx_core_conf_t *) ngx_get_conf(cycle->conf_ctx, ngx_core_module);
 
     for (n = 1; n < ccf->worker_processes; n++) {
 
         /* create a socket for each worker process */
 
-        ls = ngx_array_push(&cf->cycle->listening);
+        ls = ngx_array_push(&cycle->listening);
         if (ls == NULL) {
             return NGX_ERROR;
         }
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_connection.h b/src/core/ngx_connection.h
index ef0755800..54059629e 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ struct ngx_connection_s {
 
 ngx_listening_t *ngx_create_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, struct sockaddr *sockaddr,
     socklen_t socklen);
-ngx_int_t ngx_clone_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_listening_t *ls);
+ngx_int_t ngx_clone_listening(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_listening_t *ls);
 ngx_int_t ngx_set_inherited_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 ngx_int_t ngx_open_listening_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 void ngx_configure_listening_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.c b/src/event/ngx_event.c
index 57af81324..a18b1132c 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.c
@@ -410,12 +410,37 @@ ngx_handle_write_event(ngx_event_t *wev, size_t lowat)
 static char *
 ngx_event_init_conf(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *conf)
 {
+#if (NGX_HAVE_REUSEPORT)
+    ngx_uint_t        i;
+    ngx_listening_t  *ls;
+#endif
+
     if (ngx_get_conf(cycle->conf_ctx, ngx_events_module) == NULL) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, 0,
                       "no \"events\" section in configuration");
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_REUSEPORT)
+
+    ls = cycle->listening.elts;
+    for (i = 0; i < cycle->listening.nelts; i++) {
+
+        if (!ls[i].reuseport || ls[i].worker != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ngx_clone_listening(cycle, &ls[i]) != NGX_OK) {
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        /* cloning may change cycle->listening.elts */
+
+        ls = cycle->listening.elts;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http.c b/src/http/ngx_http.c
index 9d8b6d79a..5e2022690 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http.c
@@ -1685,10 +1685,6 @@ ngx_http_init_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_conf_port_t *port)
             break;
         }
 
-        if (ngx_clone_listening(cf, ls) != NGX_OK) {
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
         addr++;
         last--;
     }
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream.c
index 0efbda89e..4abe387e8 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream.c
@@ -538,10 +538,6 @@ ngx_stream_optimize_servers(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_array_t *ports)
                 break;
             }
 
-            if (ngx_clone_listening(cf, ls) != NGX_OK) {
-                return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
-            }
-
             addr++;
             last--;
         }