diff --git a/include/zephyr/net/net_ip.h b/include/zephyr/net/net_ip.h
index 4be1ea72c6f27..6c78428c1c7b5 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/net/net_ip.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/net/net_ip.h
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ struct in_addr {
 typedef unsigned short int sa_family_t;
 
 /** Length of a socket address */
+#ifndef __socklen_t_defined
 typedef size_t socklen_t;
+#define __socklen_t_defined
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Note that the sin_port and sin6_port are in network byte order