diff --git a/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp b/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp
index 9e31baff49..32704cae17 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@ Lockable<HashTable<IPv4Socket*>>& IPv4Socket::all_sockets()
     return *s_table;
 }
 
-NonnullRefPtr<IPv4Socket> IPv4Socket::create(int type, int protocol)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Socket>> IPv4Socket::create(int type, int protocol)
 {
     if (type == SOCK_STREAM)
         return TCPSocket::create(protocol);
     if (type == SOCK_DGRAM)
         return UDPSocket::create(protocol);
-    return adopt(*new IPv4Socket(type, protocol));
+    if (type == SOCK_RAW)
+        return adopt(*new IPv4Socket(type, protocol));
+    return KResult(-EINVAL);
 }
 
 IPv4Socket::IPv4Socket(int type, int protocol)
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.h b/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.h
index 6c603793b4..15676e347d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TCPSocket;
 
 class IPv4Socket : public Socket {
 public:
-    static NonnullRefPtr<IPv4Socket> create(int type, int protocol);
+    static KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Socket>> create(int type, int protocol);
     virtual ~IPv4Socket() override;
 
     static Lockable<HashTable<IPv4Socket*>>& all_sockets();
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.cpp b/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.cpp
index 0c59ba14f8..e334f41c8f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void LocalSocket::for_each(Function<void(LocalSocket&)> callback)
         callback(socket);
 }
 
-NonnullRefPtr<LocalSocket> LocalSocket::create(int type)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Socket>> LocalSocket::create(int type)
 {
     return adopt(*new LocalSocket(type));
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.h b/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.h
index 74153d4042..439cf1998f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/LocalSocket.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class FileDescription;
 class LocalSocket final : public Socket, public InlineLinkedListNode<LocalSocket> {
     friend class InlineLinkedListNode<LocalSocket>;
 public:
-    static NonnullRefPtr<LocalSocket> create(int type);
+    static KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Socket>> create(int type);
     virtual ~LocalSocket() override;
 
     static void for_each(Function<void(LocalSocket&)>);
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Socket.cpp b/Kernel/Net/Socket.cpp
index 5c1c47e0bd..4e8346ce42 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Socket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Socket.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Socket>> Socket::create(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 {
-    (void)protocol;
     switch (domain) {
     case AF_LOCAL:
         return LocalSocket::create(type & SOCK_TYPE_MASK);