diff --git a/lib/sock/sock.c b/lib/sock/sock.c
index 8f3b4794c..ef4678feb 100644
--- a/lib/sock/sock.c
+++ b/lib/sock/sock.c
@@ -451,6 +451,11 @@ spdk_sock_flush(struct spdk_sock *sock)
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
+	/* Sock is in a polling group, so group polling mechanism will work */
+	if (sock->group_impl != NULL) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return sock->net_impl->flush(sock);
 }