diff --git a/src/unix.c b/src/unix.c
index 91aaaf8..76104fb 100644
--- a/src/unix.c
+++ b/src/unix.c
@@ -191,20 +191,17 @@ static int meth_accept(lua_State *L) {
 static const char *unix_trybind(p_unix un, const char *path) {
     struct sockaddr_un local;
     size_t len = strlen(path);
+    size_t addrlen;
     int err;
     if (len >= sizeof(local.sun_path)) return "path too long";
     memset(&local, 0, sizeof(local));
     strcpy(local.sun_path, path);
     local.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    addrlen = sizeof(local) - sizeof(local.sun_path) + len;
 #ifdef UNIX_HAS_SUN_LEN
-    local.sun_len = sizeof(local.sun_family) + sizeof(local.sun_len) 
-        + len + 1;
-    err = socket_bind(&un->sock, (SA *) &local, local.sun_len);
-
-#else 
-    err = socket_bind(&un->sock, (SA *) &local, 
-            sizeof(local.sun_family) + len);
+    local.sun_len = addrlen + 1;
 #endif
+    err = socket_bind(&un->sock, (SA *) &local, addrlen);
     if (err != IO_DONE) socket_destroy(&un->sock);
     return socket_strerror(err); 
 }
@@ -229,20 +226,18 @@ static const char *unix_tryconnect(p_unix un, const char *path)
 {
     struct sockaddr_un remote;
     int err;
+    size_t addrlen;
     size_t len = strlen(path);
     if (len >= sizeof(remote.sun_path)) return "path too long";
     memset(&remote, 0, sizeof(remote));
     strcpy(remote.sun_path, path);
     remote.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
     timeout_markstart(&un->tm);
+    addrlen = sizeof(remote) - sizeof(remote.sun_path) + len;
 #ifdef UNIX_HAS_SUN_LEN
-    remote.sun_len = sizeof(remote.sun_family) + sizeof(remote.sun_len) 
-        + len + 1;
-    err = socket_connect(&un->sock, (SA *) &remote, remote.sun_len, &un->tm);
-#else
-    err = socket_connect(&un->sock, (SA *) &remote, 
-            sizeof(remote.sun_family) + len, &un->tm);
+    remote.sun_len = addrlen + 1;
 #endif
+    err = socket_connect(&un->sock, (SA *) &remote, addrlen, &un->tm);
     if (err != IO_DONE) socket_destroy(&un->sock);
     return socket_strerror(err);
 }