diff --git a/daemon/face/unix-stream-face.cpp b/daemon/face/unix-stream-face.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "unix-stream-face.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+// The whole purpose of this file is to specialize the logger,
+// otherwise, everything could be put into the header file.
+
+NFD_LOG_INCLASS_TEMPLATE_SPECIALIZATION_DEFINE(StreamFace, UnixStreamFace::protocol, "UnixStreamFace");
+
+UnixStreamFace::UnixStreamFace(const shared_ptr<UnixStreamFace::protocol::socket>& socket)
+  : StreamFace<protocol>(socket)
+{
+}
+
+bool
+UnixStreamFace::isLocal() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace nfd