diff --git a/vnc.c b/vnc.c
index 62dd317ec..bd75854de 100644
--- a/vnc.c
+++ b/vnc.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ int vnc_display_open(DisplayState *ds, const char *display)
         dpy = qemu_malloc(256);
         if (strncmp(display, "unix:", 5) == 0) {
             strcpy(dpy, "unix:");
-            vs->lsock = unix_listen(display, dpy+5, 256-5);
+            vs->lsock = unix_listen(display+5, dpy+5, 256-5);
         } else {
             vs->lsock = inet_listen(display, dpy, 256, SOCK_STREAM, 5900);
         }