diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_initialize.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_initialize.c
index ef8b96d8f68..a5776962b7d 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_initialize.c
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@ static int sim_loop_task(int argc, char **argv)
 
       sched_lock();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SIM_NETUSRSOCK
-      host_usrsock_loop();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIM_SOUND
       sim_audio_loop();
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_usrsock.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_usrsock.c
index ea788d93fa6..8605890fc8a 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_usrsock.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_usrsock.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #define SIM_USRSOCK_BUFSIZE (400 * 1024)
+#define SIM_USRSOCK_PERIOD  MSEC2TICK(CONFIG_SIM_LOOP_INTERVAL)
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Types
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ struct usrsock_s
 {
   uint8_t in[SIM_USRSOCK_BUFSIZE];
   uint8_t out[SIM_USRSOCK_BUFSIZE];
+  struct work_s work;
 };
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -391,6 +393,12 @@ static const usrsock_handler_t g_usrsock_handler[] =
   [USRSOCK_REQUEST_SHUTDOWN]    = usrsock_shutdown_handler,
 };
 
+static void sim_usrsock_work(void *arg)
+{
+  work_queue(HPWORK, &g_usrsock.work, (void *)sim_usrsock_work,
+             NULL, SIM_USRSOCK_PERIOD);
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -402,6 +410,8 @@ int usrsock_event_callback(int16_t usockid, uint16_t events)
 
 void usrsock_register(void)
 {
+  work_queue(HPWORK, &g_usrsock.work, (void *)sim_usrsock_work,
+             NULL, SIM_USRSOCK_PERIOD);
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************