diff --git a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannel.java b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannel.java
index 240df5f12d..5e4e7c434f 100644
--- a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannel.java
+++ b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannel.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import io.netty.buffer.CompositeByteBuf;
 import io.netty.channel.AddressedEnvelope;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelMetadata;
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelOption;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelOutboundBuffer;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise;
@@ -105,9 +104,7 @@ public final class EpollDatagramChannel extends AbstractEpollChannel implements
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public boolean isActive() {
-        return fd().isOpen() &&
-                (config.getOption(ChannelOption.DATAGRAM_CHANNEL_ACTIVE_ON_REGISTRATION) && isRegistered()
-                        || active);
+        return fd().isOpen() && (config.getActiveOnOpen() && isRegistered() || active);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannelConfig.java b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannelConfig.java
index ab81180ec5..3228d56277 100644
--- a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannelConfig.java
+++ b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollDatagramChannelConfig.java
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ public final class EpollDatagramChannelConfig extends EpollChannelConfig impleme
         this.activeOnOpen = activeOnOpen;
     }
 
+    boolean getActiveOnOpen() {
+        return activeOnOpen;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EpollDatagramChannelConfig setMessageSizeEstimator(MessageSizeEstimator estimator) {
         super.setMessageSizeEstimator(estimator);