diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets.c b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets.c
index 2763b383a1e..b72c0751b3c 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/sockets.c
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-/* libc headers */
-#include <fcntl.h>
-
 /* Zephyr headers */
 #include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(net_sock, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_LOG_LEVEL);
@@ -17,6 +14,11 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(net_sock, CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_LOG_LEVEL);
 #include <zephyr/net/net_pkt.h>
 #include <zephyr/net/socket.h>
 #include <zephyr/net/socket_types.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_POSIX
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#else
+#include <zephyr/posix/fcntl.h>
+#endif
 #include <zephyr/syscall_handler.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/fdtable.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/math_extras.h>