diff --git a/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_networkchange.c b/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_networkchange.c
index c3950890fdb59a..77fcc29ac1bdac 100644
--- a/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_networkchange.c
+++ b/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_networkchange.c
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ Error SystemNative_ReadEvents(intptr_t sock, NetworkChangeEvent onNetworkChange)
 {
     (void)sock;
     (void)onNetworkChange;
-    // unreachable
-    abort();
-    return Error_EINVAL;
+    return Error_ENOTSUP;
 }
 #endif