diff --git a/ipc/uapi_ios.go b/ipc/uapi_ios.go
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2021 WireGuard LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package ipc
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// in iOS there is no access to write into */var/run* directory
+	// but we can use app specific temp directory instead
+	socketDirectory = strings.TrimSuffix(os.TempDir(), string(os.PathSeparator))
+}