diff --git a/net/local/local_connect.c b/net/local/local_connect.c
index 7153374930..37181ddd30 100644
--- a/net/local/local_connect.c
+++ b/net/local/local_connect.c
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ int psock_local_connect(FAR struct socket *psock,
                 if (conn->lc_proto == SOCK_STREAM)
                   {
                     ret =
-                      local_stream_connect(
-                        client, conn, _SS_ISNONBLOCK(conn->lc_conn.s_flags));
+                      local_stream_connect(client, conn,
+                        _SS_ISNONBLOCK(client->lc_conn.s_flags));
                   }
 
                 net_unlock();