diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/tcp.c b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/tcp.c
index eee8994425ccf5..b8abce4036b4ba 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/tcp.c
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/tcp.c
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ static int compare_tcp_data(struct data *data, const char *buf, uint32_t receive
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int start_tcp_proto(struct data *data, struct sockaddr *addr,
-			   socklen_t addrlen)
+static int start_tcp_proto(struct data *data, sa_family_t family,
+			   struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
 {
 	int optval;
 	int ret;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_SOCKOPT_TLS)
-	data->tcp.sock = socket(addr->sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TLS_1_2);
+	data->tcp.sock = socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TLS_1_2);
 #else
-	data->tcp.sock = socket(addr->sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
+	data->tcp.sock = socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
 #endif
 	if (data->tcp.sock < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Failed to create TCP socket (%s): %d", data->proto,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int start_tcp_proto(struct data *data, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		struct sockaddr proxy_addr;
 		socklen_t proxy_addrlen;
 
-		if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+		if (family == AF_INET) {
 			struct sockaddr_in *proxy4 =
 				(struct sockaddr_in *)&proxy_addr;
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int start_tcp_proto(struct data *data, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			inet_pton(AF_INET, SOCKS5_PROXY_V4_ADDR,
 				  &proxy4->sin_addr);
 			proxy_addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
-		} else if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+		} else if (family == AF_INET6) {
 			struct sockaddr_in6 *proxy6 =
 				(struct sockaddr_in6 *)&proxy_addr;
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int start_tcp_proto(struct data *data, struct sockaddr *addr,
 #endif
 
 	/* Prefer IPv6 temporary addresses */
-	if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+	if (family == AF_INET6) {
 		optval = IPV6_PREFER_SRC_TMP;
 		(void)setsockopt(data->tcp.sock, IPPROTO_IPV6,
 				 IPV6_ADDR_PREFERENCES,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ int start_tcp(void)
 		inet_pton(AF_INET6, CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_PEER_IPV6_ADDR,
 			  &addr6.sin6_addr);
 
-		ret = start_tcp_proto(&conf.ipv6,
+		ret = start_tcp_proto(&conf.ipv6, AF_INET6,
 				      (struct sockaddr *)&addr6,
 				      sizeof(addr6));
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ int start_tcp(void)
 		inet_pton(AF_INET, CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_PEER_IPV4_ADDR,
 			  &addr4.sin_addr);
 
-		ret = start_tcp_proto(&conf.ipv4, (struct sockaddr *)&addr4,
+		ret = start_tcp_proto(&conf.ipv4, AF_INET,
+				      (struct sockaddr *)&addr4,
 				      sizeof(addr4));
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			return ret;
diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/udp.c b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/udp.c
index 3055c2d03f266d..1fe92e88899044 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/udp.c
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/udp.c
@@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ static void wait_transmit(struct k_timer *timer)
 	k_poll_signal_raise(&ctrl->tx_signal, 0);
 }
 
-static int start_udp_proto(struct data *data, struct sockaddr *addr,
-			   socklen_t addrlen)
+static int start_udp_proto(struct data *data, sa_family_t family,
+			   struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
 {
 	int optval;
 	int ret;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_SOCKOPT_TLS)
-	data->udp.sock = socket(addr->sa_family, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_DTLS_1_2);
+	data->udp.sock = socket(family, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_DTLS_1_2);
 #else
-	data->udp.sock = socket(addr->sa_family, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
+	data->udp.sock = socket(family, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
 #endif
 	if (data->udp.sock < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Failed to create UDP socket (%s): %d", data->proto,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int start_udp_proto(struct data *data, struct sockaddr *addr,
 #endif
 
 	/* Prefer IPv6 temporary addresses */
-	if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+	if (family == AF_INET6) {
 		optval = IPV6_PREFER_SRC_TMP;
 		(void)setsockopt(data->udp.sock, IPPROTO_IPV6,
 				 IPV6_ADDR_PREFERENCES,
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int start_udp(void)
 		inet_pton(AF_INET6, CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_PEER_IPV6_ADDR,
 			  &addr6.sin6_addr);
 
-		ret = start_udp_proto(&conf.ipv6,
+		ret = start_udp_proto(&conf.ipv6, AF_INET6,
 				      (struct sockaddr *)&addr6,
 				      sizeof(addr6));
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ int start_udp(void)
 		inet_pton(AF_INET, CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_PEER_IPV4_ADDR,
 			  &addr4.sin_addr);
 
-		ret = start_udp_proto(&conf.ipv4, (struct sockaddr *)&addr4,
+		ret = start_udp_proto(&conf.ipv4, AF_INET,
+				      (struct sockaddr *)&addr4,
 				      sizeof(addr4));
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			return ret;