diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index 8d390203..6094751f 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -198,16 +198,16 @@ make_label(const char *label, char **cause)
 
 	expand_paths(TMUX_SOCK, &paths, &n, 0);
 	if (n == 0) {
-		xasprintf(cause, "no suitable socket path");
-		return (NULL);
+		/* SUSE specific hack - remain compatible with previously used socket path */
+		xasprintf(&base, "/run/tmux/%ld", (long)uid);
+	} else {
+		path = paths[0]; /* can only have one socket! */
+		for (i = 1; i < n; i++)
+			free(paths[i]);
+		free(paths);
+		xasprintf(&base, "%s/tmux-%ld", path, (long)uid);
+		free(path);
 	}
-	path = paths[0]; /* can only have one socket! */
-	for (i = 1; i < n; i++)
-		free(paths[i]);
-	free(paths);
-
-	xasprintf(&base, "%s/tmux-%ld", path, (long)uid);
-	free(path);
 	if (mkdir(base, S_IRWXU) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
 		xasprintf(cause, "couldn't create directory %s (%s)", base,
 		    strerror(errno));
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index b2f10ca7..c7b2b5eb 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct winlink;
 #define TMUX_CONF "/etc/tmux.conf:~/.tmux.conf"
 #endif
 #ifndef TMUX_SOCK
-#define TMUX_SOCK "$TMUX_TMPDIR:" _PATH_TMP
+#define TMUX_SOCK "$TMUX_TMPDIR:"
 #endif
 #ifndef TMUX_SOCK_PERM
 #define TMUX_SOCK_PERM (7 /* o+rwx */)