diff --git a/native/jni/core/magiskinit.c b/native/jni/core/magiskinit.c
index bcabec5a5..d555a9a04 100644
--- a/native/jni/core/magiskinit.c
+++ b/native/jni/core/magiskinit.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static void patch_socket_name(const char *path) {
 	mmap_rw(path, &buf, &size);
 	if (SOCKET_OFF < 0) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-			if (memcmp(buf + i, SOCKET_NAME, sizeof(SOCKET_NAME)) == 0) {
+			if (memcmp(buf + i, socket_name, sizeof(SOCKET_NAME)) == 0) {
 				SOCKET_OFF = i;
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/native/jni/core/socket.c b/native/jni/core/socket.c
index e99f3d590..9b1d8bd17 100644
--- a/native/jni/core/socket.c
+++ b/native/jni/core/socket.c
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "magisk.h"
 
+char socket_name[] = SOCKET_NAME;
+
 /* Setup the address and return socket fd */
 int setup_socket(struct sockaddr_un *sun) {
 	int fd = xsocket(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
 	memset(sun, 0, sizeof(*sun));
 	sun->sun_family = AF_LOCAL;
 	sun->sun_path[0] = '\0';
-	memcpy(sun->sun_path + 1, SOCKET_NAME, sizeof(SOCKET_NAME));
+	memcpy(sun->sun_path + 1, socket_name, sizeof(SOCKET_NAME));
 	return fd;
 }
 
diff --git a/native/jni/include/magisk.h b/native/jni/include/magisk.h
index 6564ebc41..1f15c7df3 100644
--- a/native/jni/include/magisk.h
+++ b/native/jni/include/magisk.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ extern char *argv0;     /* For changing process name */
 #define init_applet     ((char *[]) { "magiskpolicy", "supolicy", NULL })
 
 extern int (*applet_main[]) (int, char *[]), (*init_applet_main[]) (int, char *[]);
+extern char socket_name[];   /* Workaround compiler bug pre NDK r13 */
 
 int create_links(const char *bin, const char *path);