diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c
index 0a8f2ef05..f1e3daa7b 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-client.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ fwupd_client_connect_async(FwupdClient *self,
 		}
 	} else {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-		socket_address = g_strdup("tcp:host=localhost,port=1341");
+		socket_address = g_strdup(FWUPD_DBUS_P2P_SOCKET_ADDRESS);
 #endif
 	}
 
diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-common.h b/libfwupd/fwupd-common.h
index c144cff40..ede9ce697 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-common.h
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-common.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * The dbus interface
  **/
 #define FWUPD_DBUS_INTERFACE "org.freedesktop.fwupd"
+/**
+ * FWUPD_DBUS_P2P_SOCKET_ADDRESS:
+ *
+ * The D-Bus socket address when using point-to-point connections.
+ **/
+#define FWUPD_DBUS_P2P_SOCKET_ADDRESS "tcp:host=localhost,port=1341"
 
 /**
  * FWUPD_DEVICE_ID_ANY:
diff --git a/src/fu-daemon.c b/src/fu-daemon.c
index 7c72250a9..40a87268d 100644
--- a/src/fu-daemon.c
+++ b/src/fu-daemon.c
@@ -2110,11 +2110,9 @@ fu_daemon_set_machine_kind(FuDaemon *self, FuDaemonMachineKind machine_kind)
 }
 
 gboolean
-fu_daemon_setup(FuDaemon *self, GError **error)
+fu_daemon_setup(FuDaemon *self, const gchar *socket_address, GError **error)
 {
 	const gchar *machine_kind = g_getenv("FWUPD_MACHINE_KIND");
-	const gchar *socket_filename = g_getenv("FWUPD_DBUS_SOCKET");
-	g_autofree gchar *socket_address = NULL;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(FU_IS_DAEMON(self), FALSE);
 	g_return_val_if_fail(error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
@@ -2183,24 +2181,6 @@ fu_daemon_setup(FuDaemon *self, GError **error)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	/* convert from filename to address, if required */
-	if (socket_filename != NULL) {
-		if (g_strrstr(socket_filename, "=") == NULL) {
-#ifndef HAVE_SYSTEMD
-			/* this must be owned by root */
-			if (g_file_test(socket_filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
-				g_unlink(socket_filename);
-#endif
-			socket_address = g_strdup_printf("unix:path=%s", socket_filename);
-		} else {
-			socket_address = g_strdup(socket_filename);
-		}
-	} else {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		socket_address = g_strdup("tcp:host=localhost,port=1341");
-#endif
-	}
-
 	/* own the object */
 	if (socket_address != NULL) {
 		g_autofree gchar *guid = g_dbus_generate_guid();
diff --git a/src/fu-daemon.h b/src/fu-daemon.h
index c2d3dfa11..3b1d3f1a9 100644
--- a/src/fu-daemon.h
+++ b/src/fu-daemon.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef enum {
 FuDaemon *
 fu_daemon_new(void);
 gboolean
-fu_daemon_setup(FuDaemon *self, GError **error);
+fu_daemon_setup(FuDaemon *self, const gchar *socket_address, GError **error);
 void
 fu_daemon_start(FuDaemon *self);
 void
diff --git a/src/fu-main-windows.c b/src/fu-main-windows.c
index 304cd847f..3145035e3 100644
--- a/src/fu-main-windows.c
+++ b/src/fu-main-windows.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
+#include "fwupd-common.h"
+
 #include "fu-daemon.h"
 #include "fu-debug.h"
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ fu_main_svc_main_cb(DWORD dwArgc, LPSTR *lpszArgv)
 
 	/* set up the daemon, which includes coldplugging devices -- then run it */
 	fu_main_svc_report_status(SERVICE_START_PENDING, NO_ERROR, 1000);
-	if (!fu_daemon_setup(daemon, &error)) {
+	if (!fu_daemon_setup(daemon, FWUPD_DBUS_P2P_SOCKET_ADDRESS, &error)) {
 		g_warning("Failed to load daemon: %s", error->message);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ fu_main_console(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* set up the daemon, which includes coldplugging devices -- then run it */
-	if (!fu_daemon_setup(daemon, &error)) {
+	if (!fu_daemon_setup(daemon, FWUPD_DBUS_P2P_SOCKET_ADDRESS, &error)) {
 		g_printerr("Failed to load daemon: %s\n", error->message);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
diff --git a/src/fu-main.c b/src/fu-main.c
index 3fe722119..f0c0e928e 100644
--- a/src/fu-main.c
+++ b/src/fu-main.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	gboolean immediate_exit = FALSE;
 	gboolean timed_exit = FALSE;
+	const gchar *socket_filename = g_getenv("FWUPD_DBUS_SOCKET");
 	const GOptionEntry options[] = {
 	    {"timed-exit",
 	     '\0',
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	     N_("Exit after the engine has loaded"),
 	     NULL},
 	    {NULL}};
+	g_autofree gchar *socket_address = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(GFile) argv0_file = g_file_new_for_path(argv[0]);
 	g_autoptr(GOptionContext) context = NULL;
@@ -151,8 +153,22 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		fu_daemon_set_machine_kind(daemon, FU_DAEMON_MACHINE_KIND_PHYSICAL);
 	}
 
+	/* convert from filename to address, if required */
+	if (socket_filename != NULL) {
+		if (g_strrstr(socket_filename, "=") == NULL) {
+#ifndef HAVE_SYSTEMD
+			/* this must be owned by root */
+			if (g_file_test(socket_filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+				g_unlink(socket_filename);
+#endif
+			socket_address = g_strdup_printf("unix:path=%s", socket_filename);
+		} else {
+			socket_address = g_strdup(socket_filename);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* set up the daemon, which includes coldplugging devices */
-	if (!fu_daemon_setup(daemon, &error)) {
+	if (!fu_daemon_setup(daemon, socket_address, &error)) {
 		g_printerr("Failed to load daemon: %s\n", error->message);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}