diff --git a/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go b/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go
index 917d05fcd..87d3be6e1 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 	tunname := getopt.StringLong("tun", 0, "tailscale0", "tunnel interface name")
 	listenport := getopt.Uint16Long("port", 'p', magicsock.DefaultPort, "WireGuard port (0=autoselect)")
 	statepath := getopt.StringLong("state", 0, "", "Path of state file")
-	socketpath := getopt.StringLong("socket", 's', "/run/tailscale/tailscaled.sock", "Path of the service unix socket")
+	socketpath := getopt.StringLong("socket", 's', "tailscaled.sock", "Path of the service unix socket")
 
 	logf := wgengine.RusagePrefixLog(log.Printf)