diff --git a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
--- a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     in_pcbhashseed_init, NULL);
 
 #ifdef INET
-VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, connect_inaddr_wild) = 1;
+VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, connect_inaddr_wild) = 0;
 #define	V_connect_inaddr_wild	VNET(connect_inaddr_wild)
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_ip, OID_AUTO, connect_inaddr_wild,
     CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(connect_inaddr_wild), 0,