diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/civetweb/prj.conf b/samples/net/sockets/civetweb/prj.conf
index e8aff517b10..e17c7ba3bfb 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/civetweb/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/civetweb/prj.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ CONFIG_NET_IPV4=y
 # CONFIG_NET_IPV6 is not set
 CONFIG_NET_TCP=y
 CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS=y
-CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES=y
 CONFIG_MINIMAL_LIBC_MALLOC_ARENA_SIZE=131072
 CONFIG_NET_TX_STACK_SIZE=8192
 CONFIG_NET_RX_STACK_SIZE=8192