diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 421e70da9..224a5521a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ver 0.22 (not yet released)
 
 ver 0.21.7 (not yet released)
 * require Meson 0.49.0 for native libgcrypt-config support
+* fix build failure with -Dlocal_socket=false
 
 ver 0.21.6 (2019/03/17)
 * protocol
diff --git a/doc/plugins.rst b/doc/plugins.rst
index 4f3672b5b..f72cdfa70 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/plugins.rst
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ It is highly recommended to configure a fixed format, because a stream cannot sw
    * - **port P**
      - Binds the HTTP server to the specified port.
    * - **bind_to_address ADDR**
-     - Binds the HTTP server to the specified address (IPv4, IPv6 or UNIX socket). Multiple addresses in parallel are not supported.
+     - Binds the HTTP server to the specified address (IPv4, IPv6 or local socket). Multiple addresses in parallel are not supported.
    * - **encoder NAME**
      - Chooses an encoder plugin. A list of encoder plugins can be found in the encoder plugin reference :ref:`encoder_plugins`.
    * - **max_clients MC**
diff --git a/doc/protocol.rst b/doc/protocol.rst
index bbe1a655b..c103efe64 100644
--- a/doc/protocol.rst
+++ b/doc/protocol.rst
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ run playlist plugins instead of the hard-coded simple
 `m3u` parser.  They can access playlists in
 the music directory (relative path including the suffix),
 playlists in arbitrary location (absolute path including the suffix;
-allowed only for clients that are connected via UNIX domain socket), or
+allowed only for clients that are connected via local socket), or
 remote playlists (absolute URI with a supported scheme).
 
 :command:`listplaylist {NAME}`
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ The music database
     This command may be used to list metadata of remote
     files (e.g. URI beginning with "http://" or "smb://").
 
-    Clients that are connected via UNIX domain socket may
+    Clients that are connected via local socket may
     use this command to read the tags of an arbitrary local
     file (URI is an absolute path).
 
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ Reflection
 :command:`config`
     Dumps configuration values that may be interesting for
     the client.  This command is only permitted to "local"
-    clients (connected via UNIX domain socket).
+    clients (connected via local socket).
 
     The following response attributes are available:
 
diff --git a/src/config/Net.cxx b/src/config/Net.cxx
index afba81f9d..fce05aa71 100644
--- a/src/config/Net.cxx
+++ b/src/config/Net.cxx
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ ServerSocketAddGeneric(ServerSocket &server_socket, const char *address, unsigne
 		server_socket.AddPort(port);
 	} else if (address[0] == '/' || address[0] == '~') {
 		server_socket.AddPath(ParsePath(address));
-#ifdef __linux__
 	} else if (address[0] == '@') {
 		server_socket.AddAbstract(address);
-#endif
 	} else {
 		server_socket.AddHost(address, port);
 	}
diff --git a/src/config/Net.hxx b/src/config/Net.hxx
index 2b40d966c..b077f883e 100644
--- a/src/config/Net.hxx
+++ b/src/config/Net.hxx
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 class ServerSocket;
 
 /**
- * Sets the address or unix socket of a ServerSocket instance
+ * Sets the address or local socket of a ServerSocket instance
  * There are three possible ways
  * 1) Set address to a valid ip address and specify port.
  *    server_socket will listen on this address/port tuple.
  * 2) Set address to null and specify port.
  *    server_socket will listen on ANY address on that port.
- * 3) Set address to a path of a unix socket. port is ignored.
- *    server_socket will listen on this unix socket.
+ * 3) Set address to a path of a local socket. port is ignored.
+ *    server_socket will listen on this local socket.
  *
  * Throws #std::runtime_error on error.
  *
diff --git a/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx b/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx
index 73e070c9e..728f5fd2e 100644
--- a/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx
+++ b/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx
@@ -392,16 +392,23 @@ ServerSocket::AddPath(AllocatedPath &&path)
 #else /* !HAVE_UN */
 	(void)path;
 
-	throw std::runtime_error("UNIX domain socket support is disabled");
+	throw std::runtime_error("Local socket support is disabled");
 #endif /* !HAVE_UN */
 }
 
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-
 void
 ServerSocket::AddAbstract(const char *name)
 {
+#if !defined(__linux__)
+	(void)name;
+
+	throw std::runtime_error("Abstract sockets are only available on Linux");
+#elif !defined(HAVE_UN)
+	(void)name;
+
+	throw std::runtime_error("Local socket support is disabled");
+#else
 	assert(name != nullptr);
 	assert(*name == '@');
 
@@ -409,6 +416,5 @@ ServerSocket::AddAbstract(const char *name)
 	address.SetLocal(name);
 
 	AddAddress(std::move(address));
-}
-
 #endif
+}
diff --git a/src/event/ServerSocket.hxx b/src/event/ServerSocket.hxx
index 8a36dded7..ec027b295 100644
--- a/src/event/ServerSocket.hxx
+++ b/src/event/ServerSocket.hxx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
 	void AddHost(const char *hostname, unsigned port);
 
 	/**
-	 * Add a listener on a Unix domain socket.
+	 * Add a listener on a local socket.
 	 *
 	 * Throws #std::runtime_error on error.
 	 *
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void AddPath(AllocatedPath &&path);
 
-#ifdef __linux__
 	/**
 	 * Add a listener on an abstract local socket (Linux specific).
 	 *
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ public:
 	 * instead of a null byte
 	 */
 	void AddAbstract(const char *name);
-#endif
 
 	/**
 	 * Add a socket descriptor that is accepting connections.  After this
diff --git a/src/net/SocketUtil.cxx b/src/net/SocketUtil.cxx
index f2910e7a0..94ce47d0d 100644
--- a/src/net/SocketUtil.cxx
+++ b/src/net/SocketUtil.cxx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 		throw MakeSocketError("Failed to create socket");
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UN
-	if (domain == AF_UNIX) {
+	if (domain == AF_LOCAL) {
 		/* Prevent access until right permissions are set */
 		fchmod(fd.Get(), 0);
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/SocketUtil.hxx b/src/net/SocketUtil.hxx
index e27ae89b4..873ec4861 100644
--- a/src/net/SocketUtil.hxx
+++ b/src/net/SocketUtil.hxx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SocketAddress;
 /**
  * Creates a socket listening on the specified address.  This is a
  * shortcut for socket(), bind() and listen().
- * When a unix socket is created (domain == AF_UNIX), its
+ * When a local socket is created (domain == AF_LOCAL), its
  * permissions will be stripped down to prevent unauthorized
  * access. The caller is responsible to apply proper permissions
  * at a later point.
diff --git a/src/net/ToString.cxx b/src/net/ToString.cxx
index abfbd88d5..e9867d835 100644
--- a/src/net/ToString.cxx
+++ b/src/net/ToString.cxx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ToString(SocketAddress address) noexcept
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_UN
 	if (address.GetFamily() == AF_LOCAL)
-		/* return path of UNIX domain sockets */
+		/* return path of local socket */
 		return LocalAddressToString(*(const sockaddr_un *)address.GetAddress(),
 					    address.GetSize());
 #endif
diff --git a/test/RunChromaprint.cxx b/test/RunChromaprint.cxx
index dfbca8586..b04bf9060 100644
--- a/test/RunChromaprint.cxx
+++ b/test/RunChromaprint.cxx
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ public:
 		return GetCommand();
 	}
 
-	void SubmitReplayGain(const ReplayGainInfo *) {}
-	void SubmitMixRamp(MixRampInfo &&) {}
+	void SubmitReplayGain(const ReplayGainInfo *) override {}
+	void SubmitMixRamp(MixRampInfo &&) override {}
 };
 
 void