diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index cfa9873631..fe85302d60 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -1540,6 +1540,11 @@ slapd_daemon_task(
 			FD_CLR( slap_listeners[l]->sl_sd, &readfds );
 			FD_CLR( slap_listeners[l]->sl_sd, &writefds );
 
+#  ifdef LDAP_PF_LOCAL
+			/* FIXME: apparently accept doesn't fill
+			 * the sun_path sun_path member */
+			from.sa_un_addr.sun_path[0] = '\0';
+#  endif /* LDAP_PF_LOCAL */
 			s = accept( slap_listeners[l]->sl_sd,
 				(struct sockaddr *) &from, &len );
 			if ( s == AC_SOCKET_INVALID ) {