diff --git a/gst/shm/gstshmsink.c b/gst/shm/gstshmsink.c
index b4f13b54e7..098c899e32 100644
--- a/gst/shm/gstshmsink.c
+++ b/gst/shm/gstshmsink.c
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ gst_shm_sink_start (GstBaseSink * bsink)
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  g_free (self->socket_path);
+  self->socket_path = g_strdup (sp_writer_get_path (self->pipe));
+
   self->poll = gst_poll_new (TRUE);
   gst_poll_fd_init (&self->serverpollfd);
   self->serverpollfd.fd = sp_get_fd (self->pipe);