diff --git a/extra/io/unix/sockets/sockets.factor b/extra/io/unix/sockets/sockets.factor
index bd7dfd9ce1..dea7dc17b5 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/sockets/sockets.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/sockets/sockets.factor
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ M: local protocol-family drop PF_UNIX ;
 M: local sockaddr-type drop "sockaddr-un" c-type ;
 
 M: local make-sockaddr
-    local-path
+    local-path normalize-pathname
     dup length 1 + max-un-path > [ "Path too long" throw ] when
     "sockaddr-un" <c-object>
     AF_UNIX over set-sockaddr-un-family