1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/9proc/src/linux/probe.zig b/9proc/src/linux/probe.zig
index c2f1026..00c256e 100644
--- a/9proc/src/linux/probe.zig
+++ b/9proc/src/linux/probe.zig
@@ -542,7 +542,12 @@ pub fn Probe(comptime Srv: type) type {
             const st = unixStat(@ptrCast(&sa.path)) catch return error.Occupied;
             if (st) |s| {
                 if (s.mode & linux.S.IFMT != linux.S.IFSOCK) return error.Occupied;
-                if (cloud9.post.probe(@ptrCast(&sa.path)) != .stale) return error.AlreadyListening;
+                // The probe wants the path, not the whole `sun_path`
+                // array: a 108-byte slice is past the address budget, and
+                // `probe` owns that uncertainty as `.live` — which would
+                // make every stale socket look like a live server.
+                const probe_path: [:0]const u8 = sa.path[0..path.len :0];
+                if (cloud9.post.probe(probe_path) != .stale) return error.AlreadyListening;
                 _ = linux.unlink(@ptrCast(&sa.path));
             }
             try p.check(linux.bind(lfd, @ptrCast(&sa), @sizeOf(linux.sockaddr.un)));