diff --git a/net/socket/setsockopt.c b/net/socket/setsockopt.c
index ab2345f5a3..3825e6fdda 100644
--- a/net/socket/setsockopt.c
+++ b/net/socket/setsockopt.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int psock_socketlevel_option(FAR struct socket *psock, int option,
 
   if (!value)
     {
-      return -EINVAL;
+      return -EFAULT;
     }
 
   /* Process the options always handled locally */