diff --git a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/SitePathInitializer.java b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/SitePathInitializer.java
index 55bffafc7a..243ea09453 100644
--- a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/SitePathInitializer.java
+++ b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/SitePathInitializer.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class SitePathInitializer {
     chmod(0755, site.gerrit_sh);
     extract(site.gerrit_service, getClass(), "gerrit.service");
     chmod(0755, site.gerrit_service);
-    extract(site.gerrit_service, getClass(), "gerrit.socket");
+    extract(site.gerrit_socket, getClass(), "gerrit.socket");
     chmod(0755, site.gerrit_socket);
     chmod(0700, site.tmp_dir);