diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/netfs/shared/NetAddress.cpp b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/netfs/shared/NetAddress.cpp
index a3ac10f433..3d8daa0a11 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/netfs/shared/NetAddress.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/netfs/shared/NetAddress.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ NetAddress::IsLocal() const
 		return false;
 	}
 	// create a socket and try to bind it to a port of this address
-	int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return false;
 #if defined(HAIKU_TARGET_PLATFORM_DANO) || defined(HAIKU_TARGET_PLATFORM_DANO)