diff --git a/vlib/net/unix/aasocket.c.v b/vlib/net/unix/aasocket.c.v
index 813ab8d5df..6a50f111f3 100644
--- a/vlib/net/unix/aasocket.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/unix/aasocket.c.v
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ struct C.sockaddr {
 	sa_family u16
 }
 
+const max_sun_path = 104
+
+// 104 for macos, 108 for linux => use the minimum
+
 struct C.sockaddr_un {
 mut:
+	sun_len    byte
 	sun_family int
-	sun_path   charptr
+	sun_path   [104]char
 }
 
 struct C.addrinfo {
diff --git a/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v b/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v
index 7c67c92bb7..98a2484469 100644
--- a/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v
+++ b/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ fn (mut s StreamSocket) @select(test Select, timeout time.Duration) ?bool {
 }
 
 fn (mut s StreamSocket) connect(a string) ? {
-	if a.len >= 108 {
-		return error('Socket path too long! Max length: 107 chars.')
+	if a.len >= max_sun_path {
+		return error('Socket path too long! Max length: ${max_sun_path - 1} chars.')
 	}
 	mut addr := C.sockaddr_un{}
 	unsafe { C.memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(C.sockaddr_un)) }
 	addr.sun_family = C.AF_UNIX
-	C.strncpy(addr.sun_path, a.str, 108)
+	unsafe { C.strncpy(addr.sun_path, a.str, max_sun_path) }
 	size := C.SUN_LEN(&addr)
 	sockaddr := unsafe { &C.sockaddr(&addr) }
 	res := C.connect(s.handle, sockaddr, size)
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ fn (mut s StreamSocket) connect(a string) ? {
 }
 
 pub fn listen_stream(sock string) ?&StreamListener {
-	if sock.len >= 108 {
-		return error('Socket path too long! Max length: 107 chars.')
+	if sock.len >= max_sun_path {
+		return error('Socket path too long! Max length: ${max_sun_path - 1} chars.')
 	}
 	mut s := new_stream_socket() ?
 	s.path = sock
 	mut addr := C.sockaddr_un{}
 	unsafe { C.memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(C.sockaddr_un)) }
 	addr.sun_family = C.AF_UNIX
-	C.strncpy(addr.sun_path, sock.str, 108)
+	unsafe { C.strncpy(addr.sun_path, sock.str, max_sun_path) }
 	size := C.SUN_LEN(&addr)
 	sockaddr := unsafe { &C.sockaddr(&addr) }
 	net.socket_error(C.bind(s.handle, sockaddr, size)) ?
diff --git a/vlib/net/unix/unix_test.v b/vlib/net/unix/unix_test.v
index 6dee7e4ec8..ec222e61b5 100644
--- a/vlib/net/unix/unix_test.v
+++ b/vlib/net/unix/unix_test.v
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import net.unix
 
-const (
-	test_port = 'test'
-)
+const test_port = 'unix_domain_socket'
 
 fn handle_conn(mut c unix.StreamConn) {
 	for {
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ fn echo_server(mut l unix.StreamListener) ? {
 }
 
 fn echo() ? {
-	mut c := unix.connect_stream('test') ?
+	mut c := unix.connect_stream(test_port) ?
 	defer {
 		c.close() or { }
 	}