diff --git a/windows/syscall_windows.go b/windows/syscall_windows.go
index afe2f8067..3723b2c22 100644
--- a/windows/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/syscall_windows.go
@@ -1022,8 +1022,7 @@ func (rsa *RawSockaddrAny) Sockaddr() (Sockaddr, error) {
 		for n < len(pp.Path) && pp.Path[n] != 0 {
 			n++
 		}
-		bytes := (*[len(pp.Path)]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&pp.Path[0]))[0:n]
-		sa.Name = string(bytes)
+		sa.Name = string(unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&pp.Path[0])), n))
 		return sa, nil
 
 	case AF_INET: