--- a/src/waypipe.c
+++ b/src/waypipe.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 		"  -n, --no-gpu         disable protocols which would use GPU resources\n"
 		"  -o, --oneshot        only permit one connected application\n"
 		"  -s, --socket S       set the socket path to either create or connect to:\n"
-		"                         server default: /tmp/waypipe-server.sock\n"
-		"                         client default: /tmp/waypipe-client.sock\n"
+		"                         server default: @TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/waypipe-server.sock\n"
+		"                         client default: @TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/waypipe-client.sock\n"
 		"                         ssh: sets the prefix for the socket path\n"
 		"      --version        print waypipe version and exit\n"
 		"      --allow-tiled    allow gpu buffers (DMABUFs) with format modifiers\n"
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@
 		} else {
 			struct socket_path client_sock_path;
 			client_sock_path.folder =
-					socketpath ? socketpath : "/tmp/";
+					socketpath ? socketpath : "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/";
 			client_sock_path.filename = &sockaddr;
 			if (!socketpath) {
 				sockaddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@
 		} else {
 			struct socket_path server_sock_path;
 			server_sock_path.folder =
-					socketpath ? socketpath : "/tmp/";
+					socketpath ? socketpath : "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/";
 			server_sock_path.filename = &sockaddr;
 			if (!socketpath) {
 				sockaddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@
 		} else {
 			clientsock.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 			strcpy(clientsock.sun_path, "waypipe");
-			strcpy(socket_folder, "/tmp/");
-			socketpath = "/tmp/waypipe";
+			strcpy(socket_folder, "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/");
+			socketpath = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/waypipe";
 		}
 		if (strlen(clientsock.sun_path) +
 						sizeof("-server-88888888.sock") >=