diff --git a/net/local/local_accept.c b/net/local/local_accept.c
index e1f099e425b..63d921b6f85 100644
--- a/net/local/local_accept.c
+++ b/net/local/local_accept.c
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ int local_accept(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct sockaddr *addr,
   server = psock->s_conn;
 
   if (server->lc_proto != SOCK_STREAM ||
-      server->lc_state != LOCAL_STATE_LISTENING ||
-      server->lc_type  != LOCAL_TYPE_PATHNAME)
+      server->lc_state != LOCAL_STATE_LISTENING)
     {
       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
     }
diff --git a/net/local/local_listen.c b/net/local/local_listen.c
index 89a3c1b2667..08125afba10 100644
--- a/net/local/local_listen.c
+++ b/net/local/local_listen.c
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ int local_listen(FAR struct socket *psock, int backlog)
   /* Some sanity checks */
 
   if (server->lc_proto != SOCK_STREAM ||
-      server->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_UNBOUND ||
-      server->lc_type != LOCAL_TYPE_PATHNAME)
+      server->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_UNBOUND)
     {
       net_unlock();
       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/net/local/local_netpoll.c b/net/local/local_netpoll.c
index f1df7756fd6..c5196586395 100644
--- a/net/local/local_netpoll.c
+++ b/net/local/local_netpoll.c
@@ -168,9 +168,8 @@ int local_pollsetup(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct pollfd *fds)
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_LOCAL_STREAM
-  if ((conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_LISTENING ||
-       conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_CONNECTING) &&
-       conn->lc_type  == LOCAL_TYPE_PATHNAME)
+  if (conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_LISTENING ||
+       conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_CONNECTING)
     {
       return local_event_pollsetup(conn, fds, true);
     }
@@ -322,9 +321,8 @@ int local_pollteardown(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct pollfd *fds)
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_LOCAL_STREAM
-  if ((conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_LISTENING ||
-       conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_CONNECTING) &&
-       conn->lc_type  == LOCAL_TYPE_PATHNAME)
+  if (conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_LISTENING ||
+       conn->lc_state == LOCAL_STATE_CONNECTING)
     {
       return local_event_pollsetup(conn, fds, false);
     }