diff --git a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
index 782b9adf67cb..8720be2a6250 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ static int rxrpc_open_socket(struct rxrpc_local *local)
 	_enter("%p{%d}", local, local->srx.transport_type);
 
 	/* create a socket to represent the local endpoint */
-	ret = sock_create_kern(&init_net, PF_INET, local->srx.transport_type,
-			       IPPROTO_UDP, &local->socket);
+	ret = sock_create_kern(&init_net, local->srx.transport.family,
+			       local->srx.transport_type, 0, &local->socket);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		_leave(" = %d [socket]", ret);
 		return ret;