diff --git a/net/inet/inet_sockif.c b/net/inet/inet_sockif.c
index 0aa96e70b2a..df9b4676974 100644
--- a/net/inet/inet_sockif.c
+++ b/net/inet/inet_sockif.c
@@ -1237,9 +1237,23 @@ FAR const struct sock_intf_s *
     }
   else
 #endif
+#ifdef NET_UDP_HAVE_STACK
+  if (type == SOCK_DGRAM && (protocol == 0 || protocol == IPPROTO_UDP))
     {
       return &g_inet_sockif;
     }
+  else
+#endif
+#ifdef NET_TCP_HAVE_STACK
+  if (type == SOCK_STREAM && (protocol == 0 || protocol == IPPROTO_TCP))
+    {
+      return &g_inet_sockif;
+    }
+  else
+#endif
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 #endif /* HAVE_INET_SOCKETS */