diff --git a/bin/spectatord_main.cc b/bin/spectatord_main.cc
index 67b7d61..d0c8251 100644
--- a/bin/spectatord_main.cc
+++ b/bin/spectatord_main.cc
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ ABSL_FLAG(PortNumber, statsd_port, PortNumber(8125),
           "Port number for the statsd socket.");
 ABSL_FLAG(PortNumber, admin_port, PortNumber(1234),
           "Port number for the admin server.");
-#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(_WIN32)
-  ABSL_FLAG(bool, enable_socket, false,
+#ifdef __linux__
+ABSL_FLAG(bool, enable_socket, true,
           "Enable UNIX domain socket support. Default is true on Linux and false "
           "on MacOS and Windows.");
 #else
-  ABSL_FLAG(bool, enable_socket, true,
+ABSL_FLAG(bool, enable_socket, false,
           "Enable UNIX domain socket support. Default is true on Linux and false "
           "on MacOS and Windows.");
 #endif