diff --git a/gio/tests/proxy.c b/gio/tests/proxy.c
index 664be5866..c05d7e909 100644
--- a/gio/tests/proxy.c
+++ b/gio/tests/proxy.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ use_unix_address (gboolean synchronous)
   GSocketAddressEnumerator *enumerator;
   GSocketAddress *sockaddr;
 
-  sockaddr = g_unix_socket_address_new_abstract (info, -1);
+  sockaddr = g_unix_socket_address_new_with_type (info, -1, G_UNIX_SOCKET_ADDRESS_ABSTRACT);
 
   if (sockaddr == NULL)
     {