diff --git a/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c b/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
index 912749169db..97f31eb1403 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
@@ -1951,12 +1951,7 @@ static bool offload_is_supported(int family, int type, int proto)
 	return true;
 }
 
-#define SARA_R4_SOCKET_PRIORITY 40
-
-BUILD_ASSERT(SARA_R4_SOCKET_PRIORITY < CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_TLS_PRIORITY,
-	     "SARA_R4_SOCKET_PRIORITY must be < than NET_SOCKETS_TLS_PRIORITY");
-
-NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(ublox_sara_r4, SARA_R4_SOCKET_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
+NET_SOCKET_REGISTER(ublox_sara_r4, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD_PRIORITY, AF_UNSPEC,
 		    offload_is_supported, offload_socket);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER)