diff --git a/criu/sk-unix.c b/criu/sk-unix.c
index 2291fdecfc..ab76a659cd 100644
--- a/criu/sk-unix.c
+++ b/criu/sk-unix.c
@@ -977,6 +977,9 @@ static int bind_unix_sk(int sk, struct unix_sk_info *ui)
 	int cwd_fd = -1, root_fd = -1;
 	int ret = -1;
 
+	if (ui->ue->name.len == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	if ((ui->ue->type == SOCK_STREAM) && (ui->ue->state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)) {
 		/*
 		 * FIXME this can be done, but for doing this properly we
@@ -1369,6 +1372,8 @@ static int collect_one_unixsk(void *o, ProtobufCMessage *base, struct cr_img *i)
 {
 	struct unix_sk_info *ui = o;
 	static bool post_queued = false;
+	char *uname;
+	int ulen;
 
 	ui->ue = pb_msg(base, UnixSkEntry);
 	ui->name_dir = (void *)ui->ue->name_dir;
@@ -1398,9 +1403,20 @@ static int collect_one_unixsk(void *o, ProtobufCMessage *base, struct cr_img *i)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ui->connected);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ui->node);
 	ui->flags = 0;
-	pr_info(" `- Got %#x peer %#x (name %s dir %s)\n",
+
+	uname = ui->name;
+	ulen = ui->ue->name.len;
+	if (ulen > 0 && uname[0] == 0) {
+		uname++;
+		ulen--;
+	} else if (ulen == 0) {
+		ulen = 1;
+		uname = "-";
+	}
+
+	pr_info(" `- Got %#x peer %#x (name %.*s dir %s)\n",
 		ui->ue->ino, ui->ue->peer,
-		ui->name ? (ui->name[0] ? ui->name : &ui->name[1]) : "-",
+		ulen, uname,
 		ui->name_dir ? ui->name_dir : "-");
 	list_add_tail(&ui->list, &unix_sockets);
 	return file_desc_add(&ui->d, ui->ue->id, &unix_desc_ops);