--- a/check_haproxy_stats/check_haproxy_stats.pl
+++ b/check_haproxy_stats/check_haproxy_stats.pl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         in list.
 
     -s, --sock, --socket
-        Use named UNIX socket instead of default (/var/run/haproxy.sock)
+        Use named UNIX socket instead of default (/run/haproxy/admin.sock)
 
     -w, --warning
         Set warning threshold for sessions number to the specified percentage (see -c)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 # Defaults
 my $swarn = 80.0;
 my $scrit = 90.0;
-my $sock  = "/var/run/haproxy.sock";
+my $sock  = "/run/haproxy/admin.sock";
 my $dump;
 my $proxy;
 my $help;
