diff --git a/sbin/devd/devd.cc b/sbin/devd/devd.cc
index 94493224627a..9101ecf05571 100644
--- a/sbin/devd/devd.cc
+++ b/sbin/devd/devd.cc
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ create_socket(const char *name)
 	if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) & sun, slen) < 0)
 		err(1, "bind");
 	listen(fd, 4);
-	fchown(fd, 0, 0);	/* XXX - root.wheel */
-	fchmod(fd, 0660);
+	chown(name, 0, 0);	/* XXX - root.wheel */
+	chmod(name, 0660);
 	return (fd);
 }