diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 7988e00d1..cd584aa9a 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ static int uxst_connect_server(struct connection *conn, int flags)
 		return SF_ERR_INTERNAL;
 	}
 
-	if ((fd = conn->handle.fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1) {
+	fd = conn->handle.fd = sock_create_server_socket(conn);
+	if (fd == -1) {
 		qfprintf(stderr, "Cannot get a server socket.\n");
 
 		if (errno == ENFILE) {