diff --git a/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java b/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java
index 8b998e44da..10f597fcad 100644
--- a/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java
+++ b/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java
@@ -340,7 +340,10 @@ public class SctpWorker extends NioWorker {
         }
 
         try {
-
+            if (server) {
+                channel.getJdkChannel().configureBlocking(false);
+            }
+            
             boolean registered = channel.getJdkChannel().isRegistered();
             if (!registered) {
                 synchronized (channel.getInterestedOpsLock()) {