diff --git a/etc/sysctl.conf b/etc/sysctl.conf
index b34e8b3c70..2f661ce276 100644
--- a/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ net.inet.udp.maxdgram=57344
 kern.rndtest.verbose=0
 net.link.bridge.pfil_onlyip=0
 net.link.tap.user_open=1
-# The system will attempt to calculate the bandwidth delay product for each connection and limit the amount of data queued to the network to just the amount required to maintain optimum throughput. 
-net.inet.tcp.inflight.enable=3
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+# The system will attempt to calculate the bandwidth delay product for each connection and limit the amount of data queued to the network to just the amount required to maintain optimum throughput.
+net.inet.tcp.inflight.enable=3
+net.inet.ip.portrange.first=1024