diff --git a/CommonLibs/Sockets.cpp b/CommonLibs/Sockets.cpp
index a65d62b7..11e96ddc 100644
--- a/CommonLibs/Sockets.cpp
+++ b/CommonLibs/Sockets.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ void UDDSocket::open(const char* localPath)
 void UDDSocket::destination(const char* remotePath)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_un* unAddr = (struct sockaddr_un*)mDestination;
+	unAddr->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 	strcpy(unAddr->sun_path,remotePath);
 }