diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.c b/src/event/ngx_event.c
index 7777d043e..0d187ca33 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.c
@@ -441,20 +441,23 @@ ngx_event_init_conf(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *conf)
 
 #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 */
+    if (!ngx_test_config) {
 
         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