diff --git a/docs/API-functions.md b/docs/API-functions.md
index 4d4737da9..2d5b5a420 100644
--- a/docs/API-functions.md
+++ b/docs/API-functions.md
@@ -605,8 +605,6 @@ setting the `SRTO_RENDEZVOUS` option to true, and doing `srt_connect`.
   * `SRT_ECONNSOCK`: Socket `u` is already connected
   * `SRT_ECONNREJ`: Connection has been rejected
 
-**NOTE:** The port value shall be the same in `local_name` and `remote_name`.
-
 IMPORTANT: It's not allowed to perform a rendezvous connection to two
 different families (that is, both `local_name` and `remote_name` must be `AF_INET` or
 `AF_INET6`).
diff --git a/srtcore/srt_c_api.cpp b/srtcore/srt_c_api.cpp
index 61fd8cf67..07d9e2bdc 100644
--- a/srtcore/srt_c_api.cpp
+++ b/srtcore/srt_c_api.cpp
@@ -103,11 +103,8 @@ int srt_rendezvous(SRTSOCKET u, const struct sockaddr* local_name, int local_nam
     sockaddr_in* local_sin = (sockaddr_in*)local_name;
     sockaddr_in* remote_sin = (sockaddr_in*)remote_name;
 
-    if (local_sin->sin_port != remote_sin->sin_port)
-        return CUDT::APIError(MJ_NOTSUP, MN_INVAL, 0);
-
-    int st = srt_bind(u, local_name, local_namelen);
-    if ( st != 0 )
+    const int st = srt_bind(u, local_name, local_namelen);
+    if (st != 0)
         return st;
 
     return srt_connect(u, remote_name, remote_namelen);