diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
index ad72a1d018563c..96ad4fbe3f4208 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ func (sa *SockaddrUnix) sockaddr() (unsafe.Pointer, _Socklen, error) {
 	if n > 0 {
 		sl += _Socklen(n) + 1
 	}
-	if sa.raw.Path[0] == '@' {
+	if sa.raw.Path[0] == '@' || (sa.raw.Path[0] == 0 && sl > 3) {
+		// Check sl > 3 so we don't change unnamed socket behavior.
 		sa.raw.Path[0] = 0
 		// Don't count trailing NUL for abstract address.
 		sl--
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_solaris.go b/src/syscall/syscall_solaris.go
index 243794940ed4fa..28d3727db66f4a 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_solaris.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_solaris.go
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ func (sa *SockaddrUnix) sockaddr() (unsafe.Pointer, _Socklen, error) {
 	if n > 0 {
 		sl += _Socklen(n) + 1
 	}
-	if sa.raw.Path[0] == '@' {
+	if sa.raw.Path[0] == '@' || (sa.raw.Path[0] == 0 && sl > 3) {
+		// Check sl > 3 so we don't change unnamed socket behavior.
 		sa.raw.Path[0] = 0
 		// Don't count trailing NUL for abstract address.
 		sl--
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go b/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
index 8229e252d9e8e0..33876c7fe03516 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ func (sa *SockaddrUnix) sockaddr() (unsafe.Pointer, int32, error) {
 	if n > 0 {
 		sl += int32(n) + 1
 	}
-	if sa.raw.Path[0] == '@' {
+	if sa.raw.Path[0] == '@' || (sa.raw.Path[0] == 0 && sl > 3) {
+		// Check sl > 3 so we don't change unnamed socket behavior.
 		sa.raw.Path[0] = 0
 		// Don't count trailing NUL for abstract address.
 		sl--