diff --git a/src/net/sockopt_aix.go b/src/net/sockopt_aix.go
index b49c4d5c7c..7729a4470b 100644
--- a/src/net/sockopt_aix.go
+++ b/src/net/sockopt_aix.go
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ func setDefaultSockopts(s, family, sotype int, ipv6only bool) error {
 		// never admit this option.
 		syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, syscall.IPV6_V6ONLY, boolint(ipv6only))
 	}
-	// Allow broadcast.
-	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	if (sotype == syscall.SOCK_DGRAM || sotype == syscall.SOCK_RAW) && family != syscall.AF_UNIX {
+		// Allow broadcast.
+		return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func setDefaultListenerSockopts(s int) error {
diff --git a/src/net/sockopt_bsd.go b/src/net/sockopt_bsd.go
index 4ecc8cb1cf..8fd1e882c6 100644
--- a/src/net/sockopt_bsd.go
+++ b/src/net/sockopt_bsd.go
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ func setDefaultSockopts(s, family, sotype int, ipv6only bool) error {
 		// never admit this option.
 		syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, syscall.IPV6_V6ONLY, boolint(ipv6only))
 	}
-	// Allow broadcast.
-	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	if (sotype == syscall.SOCK_DGRAM || sotype == syscall.SOCK_RAW) && family != syscall.AF_UNIX {
+		// Allow broadcast.
+		return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func setDefaultListenerSockopts(s int) error {
diff --git a/src/net/sockopt_linux.go b/src/net/sockopt_linux.go
index 0f70b12407..3d544299ac 100644
--- a/src/net/sockopt_linux.go
+++ b/src/net/sockopt_linux.go
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ func setDefaultSockopts(s, family, sotype int, ipv6only bool) error {
 		// never admit this option.
 		syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, syscall.IPV6_V6ONLY, boolint(ipv6only))
 	}
-	// Allow broadcast.
-	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	if (sotype == syscall.SOCK_DGRAM || sotype == syscall.SOCK_RAW) && family != syscall.AF_UNIX {
+		// Allow broadcast.
+		return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func setDefaultListenerSockopts(s int) error {
diff --git a/src/net/sockopt_solaris.go b/src/net/sockopt_solaris.go
index 0f70b12407..3d544299ac 100644
--- a/src/net/sockopt_solaris.go
+++ b/src/net/sockopt_solaris.go
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ func setDefaultSockopts(s, family, sotype int, ipv6only bool) error {
 		// never admit this option.
 		syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, syscall.IPV6_V6ONLY, boolint(ipv6only))
 	}
-	// Allow broadcast.
-	return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	if (sotype == syscall.SOCK_DGRAM || sotype == syscall.SOCK_RAW) && family != syscall.AF_UNIX {
+		// Allow broadcast.
+		return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func setDefaultListenerSockopts(s int) error {
diff --git a/src/net/sockopt_windows.go b/src/net/sockopt_windows.go
index 8017426521..8afaf34514 100644
--- a/src/net/sockopt_windows.go
+++ b/src/net/sockopt_windows.go
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ func setDefaultSockopts(s syscall.Handle, family, sotype int, ipv6only bool) err
 		// never admit this option.
 		syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, syscall.IPV6_V6ONLY, boolint(ipv6only))
 	}
-	// Allow broadcast.
-	syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1)
+	if (sotype == syscall.SOCK_DGRAM || sotype == syscall.SOCK_RAW) && family != syscall.AF_UNIX && family != syscall.AF_INET6 {
+		// Allow broadcast.
+		return os.NewSyscallError("setsockopt", syscall.SetsockoptInt(s, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BROADCAST, 1))
+	}
 	return nil
 }