diff --git a/sys/socket_unix.go b/sys/socket_unix.go
index cde68e2fc..0dbca0e33 100644
--- a/sys/socket_unix.go
+++ b/sys/socket_unix.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 func CreateUnixSocket(path string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	// BSDs have a 104 limit
 	if len(path) > 104 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("%q: unix socket path too long (> 106)", path)
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("%q: unix socket path too long (> 104)", path)
 	}
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0660); err != nil {
 		return nil, err