diff --git a/components/net/at/at_socket/at_socket.c b/components/net/at/at_socket/at_socket.c
index a3b36a06ae..993ec33506 100644
--- a/components/net/at/at_socket/at_socket.c
+++ b/components/net/at/at_socket/at_socket.c
@@ -359,20 +359,21 @@ __err:
     return RT_NULL;
 }
 
-static struct at_socket *alloc_socket(int domain)
+static struct at_socket *alloc_socket(void)
 {
     extern struct netdev *netdev_default;
     struct netdev *netdev = RT_NULL;
     struct at_device *device = RT_NULL;
 
-    if (netdev_default && netdev_is_up(netdev_default))
+    if (netdev_default && netdev_is_up(netdev_default) &&
+            netdev_family_get(netdev_default) == AF_AT)
     {
         netdev = netdev_default;
     }
     else
     {
-        /* get network interface device by protocol family */
-        netdev = netdev_get_by_family(domain);
+        /* get network interface device by protocol family AF_AT */
+        netdev = netdev_get_by_family(AF_AT);
         if (netdev == RT_NULL)
         {
             return RT_NULL;
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ int at_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
     }
 
     /* allocate and initialize a new AT socket */
-    sock = alloc_socket(domain);
+    sock = alloc_socket();
     if (sock == RT_NULL)
     {
         return -1;
diff --git a/components/net/netdev/include/netdev.h b/components/net/netdev/include/netdev.h
index e9d8e38658..0be2a2bda3 100644
--- a/components/net/netdev/include/netdev.h
+++ b/components/net/netdev/include/netdev.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ struct netdev *netdev_get_by_ipaddr(ip_addr_t *ip_addr);
 struct netdev *netdev_get_by_name(const char *name);
 #ifdef RT_USING_SAL
 struct netdev *netdev_get_by_family(int family);
+int netdev_family_get(struct netdev *netdev);
 #endif /* RT_USING_SAL */
 
 /* Set default network interface device in list */
diff --git a/components/net/netdev/src/netdev.c b/components/net/netdev/src/netdev.c
index 71b1ec7ccd..5f49a46f17 100644
--- a/components/net/netdev/src/netdev.c
+++ b/components/net/netdev/src/netdev.c
@@ -294,6 +294,20 @@ struct netdev *netdev_get_by_family(int family)
     return RT_NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function will get the family type from network interface device
+ * 
+ * @param netdev network interface device object
+ * 
+ * @return the network interface device family type
+ */
+int netdev_family_get(struct netdev *netdev)
+{
+    RT_ASSERT(netdev); 
+    
+    return ((struct sal_proto_family *)netdev->sal_user_data)->family;
+}
+
 #endif /* RT_USING_SAL */
 
 /**