diff --git a/src/libs/pcp/pcp.c b/src/libs/pcp/pcp.c
index 6a8430a7..1ae9ab98 100644
--- a/src/libs/pcp/pcp.c
+++ b/src/libs/pcp/pcp.c
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ PasswordFromFile(PCPConnInfo * pcpConn, char *hostname, char *port, char *userna
 
 	if (hostname == NULL)
 		hostname = DefaultHost;
-	else if (strcmp(hostname, UNIX_DOMAIN_PATH) == 0)
+	else if (*hostname == '/')
 		hostname = DefaultHost;
 
 	if (!getPoolPassFilename(pgpassfile))