diff --git a/src/zm_stream.cpp b/src/zm_stream.cpp
index d355ef4c2..587c01ebf 100644
--- a/src/zm_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_stream.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void StreamBase::openComms() {
     }
 
     snprintf(rem_sock_path, sizeof(rem_sock_path), "%s/zms-%06dw.sock", staticConfig.PATH_SOCKS.c_str(), connkey);
-    strncpy(rem_addr.sun_path, rem_sock_path, sizeof(rem_addr.sun_path)-1);
+    strncpy(rem_addr.sun_path, rem_sock_path, sizeof(rem_addr.sun_path));
     rem_addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 
     gettimeofday(&last_comm_update, NULL);
diff --git a/src/zm_stream.h b/src/zm_stream.h
index 9adedb9ab..c7984a1af 100644
--- a/src/zm_stream.h
+++ b/src/zm_stream.h
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ protected:
   bool send_objdetect;
   int connkey;
   int sd;
-  char loc_sock_path[PATH_MAX];
+  char loc_sock_path[108];
   struct sockaddr_un loc_addr;
-  char rem_sock_path[PATH_MAX];
+  char rem_sock_path[108];
   struct sockaddr_un rem_addr;
-  char sock_path_lock[PATH_MAX];
+  char sock_path_lock[108];
   int lock_fd;
   bool paused;
   int step;