diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io.c b/sysdep/unix/io.c
index ba2e1661..987c7a6b 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io.c
@@ -971,10 +971,11 @@ sk_setup(sock *s)
   }
 #endif
 
-  if (s->vrf && !s->iface)
+  if (s->vrf && !s->iface && (s->type != SK_TCP))
   {
     /* Bind socket to associated VRF interface.
-       This is Linux-specific, but so is SO_BINDTODEVICE. */
+       This is Linux-specific, but so is SO_BINDTODEVICE.
+       For accepted TCP sockets it is inherited from the listening one. */
 #ifdef SO_BINDTODEVICE
     struct ifreq ifr = {};
     strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, s->vrf->name);