diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 98ea86ca81..e9f53340cd 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@ static abi_long do_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 #endif
          protocol == NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT ||
          protocol == NETLINK_AUDIT)) {
-        return -TARGET_EPFNOSUPPORT;
+        return -TARGET_EPROTONOSUPPORT;
     }
 
     if (domain == AF_PACKET ||