diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index 20500fb1f17e..ffbb588724d8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int xsk_get_max_queues(struct xsk_socket *xsk)
 	struct ifreq ifr = {};
 	int fd, err, ret;
 
-	fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	fd = socket(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -errno;