diff --git a/drivers/wifi/eswifi/Kconfig.eswifi b/drivers/wifi/eswifi/Kconfig.eswifi
index 6468b98113a..5f80c918cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/eswifi/Kconfig.eswifi
+++ b/drivers/wifi/eswifi/Kconfig.eswifi
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ menuconfig WIFI_ESWIFI
 	select WIFI_OFFLOAD
 	select NET_OFFLOAD
 	select NET_SOCKETS
-	select NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD
+	imply NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD
 	select GPIO
 
 if WIFI_ESWIFI
diff --git a/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket.c b/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket.c
index 612dfa0627f..cbe4ca4a754 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/wifi/eswifi/eswifi_socket.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ do_recv_cb:
 done:
 	err = k_work_reschedule_for_queue(&eswifi->work_q, &socket->read_work,
 					  K_MSEC(next_timeout_ms));
-	if (err) {
+	if (err < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Rescheduling socket read error");
 	}
 
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ int __eswifi_off_start_client(struct eswifi_dev *eswifi,
 		LOG_ERR("Unable to start TCP/UDP client");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
+	net_context_set_state(socket->context, NET_CONTEXT_CONNECTED);
 
 	return 0;
 }