diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index 0fa00c617e735..1ba9da48eae12 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func (c *Config) ParseAddress(address string) (*url.URL, error) {
 			// be pointing to the protocol used in the application layer and not to
 			// the transport layer. Hence, setting the fields accordingly.
 			u.Scheme = "http"
-			u.Host = socket
+			u.Host = "localhost"
 			u.Path = ""
 		} else {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("attempting to specify unix:// address with non-transport transport")
diff --git a/changelog/22523.txt b/changelog/22523.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e53ab652b2e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/22523.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api: Fix breakage with UNIX domain socket addresses introduced by newest Go versions as a security fix.
+```