diff --git a/include/haproxy/sock.h b/include/haproxy/sock.h
index 017e0ad1d..9aa014751 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/sock.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/sock.h
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@
 #include <haproxy/api.h>
 #include <haproxy/connection-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/listener-t.h>
+#include <haproxy/protocol-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/sock-t.h>
 
-int sock_create_server_socket(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *be, int *stream_err);
+int sock_create_server_socket(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *be,
+                              enum proto_type proto_type, int sock_type, int *stream_err);
 void sock_enable(struct receiver *rx);
 void sock_disable(struct receiver *rx);
 void sock_unbind(struct receiver *rx);
diff --git a/src/proto_quic.c b/src/proto_quic.c
index c68cf33c2..210b25ac6 100644
--- a/src/proto_quic.c
+++ b/src/proto_quic.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int quic_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 	}
 
 	/* perform common checks on obtained socket FD, return appropriate Stream Error Flag in case of failure */
-	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn, be, &stream_err);
+	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn, be, PROTO_TYPE_DGRAM, SOCK_DGRAM, &stream_err);
 	if (fd == -1)
 		return stream_err;
 
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 51b9e9950..0de67c4eb 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ int tcp_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 
 
 	/* perform common checks on obtained socket FD, return appropriate Stream Error Flag in case of failure */
-	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn, be, &stream_err);
+	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn, be, PROTO_TYPE_STREAM, SOCK_STREAM, &stream_err);
 	if (fd == -1)
 		return stream_err;
 
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 8122ad384..434a702aa 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int uxst_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 	}
 
 	/* perform common checks on obtained socket FD, return appropriate Stream Error Flag in case of failure */
-	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn, be, &stream_err);
+	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn, be, PROTO_TYPE_STREAM, SOCK_STREAM, &stream_err);
 	if (fd == -1)
 		return stream_err;
 
diff --git a/src/sock.c b/src/sock.c
index 9d7892954..83db74595 100644
--- a/src/sock.c
+++ b/src/sock.c
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ static int sock_handle_system_err(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *be)
  * upper level is set as SF_ERR_NONE; -1 on failure, stream_err is set to
  * appropriate value.
  */
-int sock_create_server_socket(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *be, int *stream_err)
+int sock_create_server_socket(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *be,
+                              enum proto_type proto_type, int sock_type, int *stream_err)
 {
 	const struct netns_entry *ns = NULL;
 	const struct protocol *proto;
@@ -279,9 +280,9 @@ int sock_create_server_socket(struct connection *conn, struct proxy *be, int *st
 			ns = __objt_server(conn->target)->netns;
 	}
 #endif
-	proto = protocol_lookup(conn->dst->ss_family, PROTO_TYPE_STREAM, conn->ctrl->sock_prot == IPPROTO_MPTCP);
+	proto = protocol_lookup(conn->dst->ss_family, proto_type , conn->ctrl->sock_prot == IPPROTO_MPTCP);
 	BUG_ON(!proto);
-	sock_fd = my_socketat(ns, proto->fam->sock_domain, SOCK_STREAM, proto->sock_prot);
+	sock_fd = my_socketat(ns, proto->fam->sock_domain, sock_type, proto->sock_prot);
 
 	/* at first, handle common to all proto families system limits and permission related errors */
 	if (sock_fd == -1) {