diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
index fe9f7e8..0ce1bce 100755
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
@@ -248,12 +248,14 @@
 
   // Defer accept
   #ifdef TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
-  if (-1 == setsockopt(serverSocket_, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT,
-                       &one, sizeof(one))) {
-    int errno_copy = THRIFT_GET_SOCKET_ERROR;
-    GlobalOutput.perror("TServerSocket::listen() setsockopt() TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT ", errno_copy);
-    close();
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not set TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT", errno_copy);
+  if (path_.empty()) {
+    if (-1 == setsockopt(serverSocket_, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT,
+                         &one, sizeof(one))) {
+      int errno_copy = THRIFT_GET_SOCKET_ERROR;
+      GlobalOutput.perror("TServerSocket::listen() setsockopt() TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT ", errno_copy);
+      close();
+      throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not set TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT", errno_copy);
+    }
   }
   #endif // #ifdef TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT