diff --git a/src/core/socket.c b/src/core/socket.c
index d57e7701ca..7c18a2b75c 100644
--- a/src/core/socket.c
+++ b/src/core/socket.c
@@ -663,21 +663,17 @@ static int instance_from_socket(int fd, unsigned nr, char **instance) {
                 int k;
 
                 k = getpeercred(fd, &ucred);
-                if (k >= 0) {
-                        if (asprintf(&r,
-                                     "%u-"PID_FMT"-"UID_FMT,
-                                     nr, ucred.pid, ucred.uid) < 0)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
-                } else if (k == -ENODATA) {
-                        /* This handles the case where somebody is
-                         * connecting from another pid/uid namespace
-                         * (e.g. from outside of our container). */
-                        if (asprintf(&r,
-                                     "%u-unknown",
-                                     nr) < 0)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
-                } else
+                if (k < 0)
                         return k;
+
+                if (asprintf(&r,
+                             "%u-%lu-%lu",
+                             nr,
+                             (unsigned long) ucred.pid,
+                             (unsigned long) ucred.uid) < 0)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+
+                break;
         }
 
         default: