diff --git a/libixp2/ixp.h b/libixp2/ixp.h
index 0a534d63..66618316 100644
--- a/libixp2/ixp.h
+++ b/libixp2/ixp.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define IXP_VERSION   	"9P2000"
 #define IXP_MAX_VERSION 32
 #define IXP_MAX_ERROR   128
-#define IXP_MAX_CONN  	32
+#define IXP_MAX_CACHE 	32
 #define IXP_MAX_MSG   	8192
 #define IXP_MAX_FLEN  	128
 #define IXP_MAX_ULEN  	32
diff --git a/libixp2/socket.c b/libixp2/socket.c
index 28fb32d1..90018d76 100644
--- a/libixp2/socket.c
+++ b/libixp2/socket.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ create_inet_sock(char *host, char **errstr)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if(listen(fd, IXP_MAX_CONN) < 0) {
+    if(listen(fd, IXP_MAX_CACHE) < 0) {
         *errstr = "cannot listen on socket";
         close(fd);
         return -1;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ create_unix_sock(char *file, char **errstr)
     }
     chmod(file, S_IRWXU);
 
-    if(listen(fd, IXP_MAX_CONN) < 0) {
+    if(listen(fd, IXP_MAX_CACHE) < 0) {
         *errstr = "cannot listen on socket";
         close(fd);
         return -1;