diff --git a/uapi_bsd.go b/uapi_bsd.go
index bb16d2c..80435dd 100644
--- a/uapi_bsd.go
+++ b/uapi_bsd.go
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+var socketDirectory = "/var/run/wireguard"
+
 const (
 	ipcErrorIO        = -int64(unix.EIO)
 	ipcErrorProtocol  = -int64(unix.EPROTO)
 	ipcErrorInvalid   = -int64(unix.EINVAL)
 	ipcErrorPortInUse = -int64(unix.EADDRINUSE)
-	socketDirectory   = "/var/run/wireguard"
 	socketName        = "%s.sock"
 )
 
diff --git a/uapi_linux.go b/uapi_linux.go
index 0cb2924..7e6e7f8 100644
--- a/uapi_linux.go
+++ b/uapi_linux.go
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ import (
 	"path"
 )
 
+var socketDirectory = "/var/run/wireguard"
+
 const (
 	ipcErrorIO        = -int64(unix.EIO)
 	ipcErrorProtocol  = -int64(unix.EPROTO)
 	ipcErrorInvalid   = -int64(unix.EINVAL)
 	ipcErrorPortInUse = -int64(unix.EADDRINUSE)
-	socketDirectory   = "/var/run/wireguard"
 	socketName        = "%s.sock"
 )