diff --git a/console-socket.c b/console-socket.c
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+
+const char console_socket_path[] = "\0obmc-uart-console";
+const size_t console_socket_len = sizeof(console_socket_path);
+const char *console_socket_path_readable = console_socket_path + 1;
+