diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_core.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_core.c
index 29ee75aed10..8bb489b06af 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_core.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_core.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static void init_rx_queue(void)
 	rx_tid = k_thread_spawn(rx_stack, sizeof(rx_stack),
 				(k_thread_entry_t)net_rx_thread,
 				NULL, NULL, NULL, K_PRIO_COOP(8),
-				K_ESSENTIAL, 0);
+				K_ESSENTIAL, K_NO_WAIT);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_IP_ADDR_CHECK)
diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
index 838b9c321ef..420a5141fb9 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_if.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static inline void init_tx_queue(struct net_if *iface)
 	k_thread_spawn(iface->tx_stack, sizeof(iface->tx_stack),
 		       (k_thread_entry_t)net_if_tx_thread,
 		       iface, NULL, NULL, K_PRIO_COOP(7),
-		       K_ESSENTIAL, 0);
+		       K_ESSENTIAL, K_NO_WAIT);
 }
 
 enum net_verdict net_if_send_data(struct net_if *iface, struct net_buf *buf)