diff --git a/contrib/plugins/lockstep.c b/contrib/plugins/lockstep.c
index 682b11feb2..f0cb8792c6 100644
--- a/contrib/plugins/lockstep.c
+++ b/contrib/plugins/lockstep.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static void vcpu_tb_trans(qemu_plugin_id_t id, struct qemu_plugin_tb *tb)
 static bool setup_socket(const char *path)
 {
     struct sockaddr_un sockaddr;
+    const gsize pathlen = sizeof(sockaddr.sun_path) - 1;
     int fd;
 
     fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
@@ -254,7 +255,11 @@ static bool setup_socket(const char *path)
     }
 
     sockaddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    g_strlcpy(sockaddr.sun_path, path, sizeof(sockaddr.sun_path) - 1);
+    if (g_strlcpy(sockaddr.sun_path, path, pathlen) >= pathlen) {
+        perror("bad path");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr, sizeof(sockaddr)) < 0) {
         perror("bind socket");
         close(fd);
@@ -287,6 +292,7 @@ static bool connect_socket(const char *path)
 {
     int fd;
     struct sockaddr_un sockaddr;
+    const gsize pathlen = sizeof(sockaddr.sun_path) - 1;
 
     fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (fd < 0) {
@@ -295,7 +301,10 @@ static bool connect_socket(const char *path)
     }
 
     sockaddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    g_strlcpy(sockaddr.sun_path, path, sizeof(sockaddr.sun_path) - 1);
+    if (g_strlcpy(sockaddr.sun_path, path, pathlen) >= pathlen) {
+        perror("bad path");
+        return false;
+    }
 
     if (connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sockaddr, sizeof(sockaddr)) < 0) {
         perror("failed to connect");