diff --git a/rpc/ipc_unix.go b/rpc/ipc_unix.go
index 0851ea61e16a..707b47fd77a9 100644
--- a/rpc/ipc_unix.go
+++ b/rpc/ipc_unix.go
@@ -20,13 +20,31 @@ package rpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
+/*
+#include <sys/un.h>
+
+int max_socket_path_size() {
+struct sockaddr_un s;
+return sizeof(s.sun_path);
+}
+*/
+import "C"
+
 // ipcListen will create a Unix socket on the given endpoint.
 func ipcListen(endpoint string) (net.Listener, error) {
+	if len(endpoint) > int(C.max_socket_path_size()) {
+		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("The ipc endpoint is longer than %d characters. ", C.max_socket_path_size()),
+			"endpoint", endpoint)
+	}
+
 	// Ensure the IPC path exists and remove any previous leftover
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(endpoint), 0751); err != nil {
 		return nil, err