diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/echo-client.c b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/echo-client.c
index da09fa3ba63..c56410ef6b2 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/echo-client.c
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/src/echo-client.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void wait(void)
 	/* Wait for event on any socket used. Once event occurs,
 	 * we'll check them all.
 	 */
-	if (poll(fds, nfds, K_FOREVER) < 0) {
+	if (poll(fds, nfds, -1) < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Error in poll:%d", errno);
 	}
 }