diff --git a/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c b/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c
--- a/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c
+++ b/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c
@@ -1798,21 +1798,11 @@
 	global->ctx = ctx;
 	dl_list_init(&global->ifaces);
 
-	global->sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
+	global->sock = socket(PF_LOCAL, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
 	if (global->sock < 0) {
-	    if (errno == EAFNOSUPPORT) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "INET not supported, trying INET6...");
-		global->sock = socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
-		if (global->sock < 0) {
-		    wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "socket[PF_INET6,SOCK_DGRAM]: %s",
-			       strerror(errno));
-		    goto fail1;
-		}
-	    } else {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "socket[PF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM]: %s",
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "socket[PF_LOCAL,SOCK_DGRAM]: %s",
 			   strerror(errno));
 		goto fail1;
-	    }
 	}
 
 	global->route = socket(PF_ROUTE,