diff --git a/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.cpp b/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.cpp
index faa406c..f024dc6 100644
--- a/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/unix-stream-factory.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2020,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 {
   // unix
   // {
-  //   path /var/run/nfd.sock
+  //   path /run/nfd.sock        ; on Linux
+  //   path /var/run/nfd.sock    ; on other platforms
   // }
 
   m_wantCongestionMarking = context.generalConfig.wantCongestionMarking;
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@
     return;
   }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+  std::string path = "/run/nfd.sock";
+#else
   std::string path = "/var/run/nfd.sock";
+#endif // __linux__
 
   for (const auto& pair : *configSection) {
     const std::string& key = pair.first;
diff --git a/daemon/rib/service.cpp b/daemon/rib/service.cpp
index d9e5bc5..596fa27 100644
--- a/daemon/rib/service.cpp
+++ b/daemon/rib/service.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@
 {
   if (config.get_child_optional("face_system.unix")) {
     // default socket path should be the same as in UnixStreamFactory::processConfig
+#ifdef __linux__
+    auto path = config.get<std::string>("face_system.unix.path", "/run/nfd.sock");
+#else
     auto path = config.get<std::string>("face_system.unix.path", "/var/run/nfd.sock");
+#endif // __linux__
     return make_shared<ndn::UnixTransport>(path);
   }
   else if (config.get_child_optional("face_system.tcp") &&