diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index 5eacd6c87..a03813ca9 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
     void *z_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
     #define realloc   z_realloc
 
-    #ifndef CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES
+    #if !defined(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES) && !defined(CONFIG_POSIX_API)
     #define CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES
     #endif
 #endif