diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
index e3222f6a0..2087ea789 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #define MAX_EVENTS_PER_POLL 32
+#define DEFAULT_SOCK_PRIORITY 0
 
 struct spdk_sock {
 	struct spdk_net_impl		*net_impl;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ struct spdk_sock_group_impl {
 
 struct spdk_net_impl {
 	const char *name;
+	int priority;
 
 	int (*getaddr)(struct spdk_sock *sock, char *saddr, int slen, uint16_t *sport, char *caddr,
 		       int clen, uint16_t *cport);
@@ -113,12 +115,12 @@ struct spdk_net_impl {
 	STAILQ_ENTRY(spdk_net_impl) link;
 };
 
-void spdk_net_impl_register(struct spdk_net_impl *impl);
+void spdk_net_impl_register(struct spdk_net_impl *impl, int priority);
 
-#define SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(name, impl) \
+#define SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(name, impl, priority) \
 static void __attribute__((constructor)) net_impl_register_##name(void) \
 { \
-	spdk_net_impl_register(impl); \
+	spdk_net_impl_register(impl, priority); \
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/lib/sock/sock.c b/lib/sock/sock.c
index fa72e4b63..dcb1d2bd9 100644
--- a/lib/sock/sock.c
+++ b/lib/sock/sock.c
@@ -593,10 +593,21 @@ spdk_sock_group_close(struct spdk_sock_group **group)
 }
 
 void
-spdk_net_impl_register(struct spdk_net_impl *impl)
+spdk_net_impl_register(struct spdk_net_impl *impl, int priority)
 {
-	if (!strcmp("posix", impl->name)) {
-		STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_net_impls, impl, link);
+	struct spdk_net_impl *cur, *prev;
+
+	impl->priority = priority;
+	prev = NULL;
+	STAILQ_FOREACH(cur, &g_net_impls, link) {
+		if (impl->priority > cur->priority) {
+			break;
+		}
+		prev = cur;
+	}
+
+	if (prev) {
+		STAILQ_INSERT_AFTER(&g_net_impls, prev, impl, link);
 	} else {
 		STAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&g_net_impls, impl, link);
 	}
diff --git a/module/sock/posix/posix.c b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
index 3ec1061c5..bb3805867 100644
--- a/module/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -885,4 +885,4 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_posix_net_impl = {
 	.group_impl_close	= spdk_posix_sock_group_impl_close,
 };
 
-SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(posix, &g_posix_net_impl);
+SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(posix, &g_posix_net_impl, DEFAULT_SOCK_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c b/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c
index 0034f6e00..4a7db9ef8 100644
--- a/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c
+++ b/module/sock/vpp/vpp.c
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_vpp_net_impl = {
 	.group_impl_close	= spdk_vpp_sock_group_impl_close,
 };
 
-SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(vpp, &g_vpp_net_impl);
+SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(vpp, &g_vpp_net_impl, DEFAULT_SOCK_PRIORITY + 1);
 
 static void
 spdk_vpp_net_framework_fini(void)
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/sock/posix.c/posix_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/sock/posix.c/posix_ut.c
index b8a704043..1fb933e2c 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/sock/posix.c/posix_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/sock/posix.c/posix_ut.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "sock/posix/posix.c"
 
-DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_net_impl_register, (struct spdk_net_impl *impl));
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_net_impl_register, (struct spdk_net_impl *impl, int priority));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_sock_close, int, (struct spdk_sock **s), 0);
 
 static void
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
index a4c61aa56..a8b8567a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_ut_net_impl = {
 	.group_impl_close	= spdk_ut_sock_group_impl_close,
 };
 
-SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(ut, &g_ut_net_impl);
+SPDK_NET_IMPL_REGISTER(ut, &g_ut_net_impl, DEFAULT_SOCK_PRIORITY + 2);
 
 static void
 _sock(const char *ip, int port, char *impl_name)