diff --git a/5.5/docker-entrypoint.sh b/5.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 29257bfdc..542543643 100755
--- a/5.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/5.5/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if [ "$1" = 'mysqld' -a -z "$wantHelp" ]; then
 		mysql_install_db --datadir="$DATADIR" --rpm --basedir=/usr/local/mysql
 		echo 'Database initialized'
 
-		"$@" --skip-networking --basedir=/usr/local/mysql &
+		"$@" --skip-networking --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock &
 		pid="$!"
 
-		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost)
+		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock)
 
 		for i in {30..0}; do
 			if echo 'SELECT 1' | "${mysql[@]}" &> /dev/null; then
diff --git a/5.6/docker-entrypoint.sh b/5.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
index a0c0e83d4..109037f9b 100755
--- a/5.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/5.6/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if [ "$1" = 'mysqld' -a -z "$wantHelp" ]; then
 		mysql_install_db --datadir="$DATADIR" --rpm --keep-my-cnf
 		echo 'Database initialized'
 
-		"$@" --skip-networking &
+		"$@" --skip-networking --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock &
 		pid="$!"
 
-		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost)
+		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock)
 
 		for i in {30..0}; do
 			if echo 'SELECT 1' | "${mysql[@]}" &> /dev/null; then
diff --git a/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh b/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 9a8e81977..760935e39 100755
--- a/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/5.7/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if [ "$1" = 'mysqld' -a -z "$wantHelp" ]; then
 		"$@" --initialize-insecure
 		echo 'Database initialized'
 
-		"$@" --skip-networking &
+		"$@" --skip-networking --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock &
 		pid="$!"
 
-		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost)
+		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock)
 
 		for i in {30..0}; do
 			if echo 'SELECT 1' | "${mysql[@]}" &> /dev/null; then
diff --git a/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh b/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 9a8e81977..760935e39 100755
--- a/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/8.0/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if [ "$1" = 'mysqld' -a -z "$wantHelp" ]; then
 		"$@" --initialize-insecure
 		echo 'Database initialized'
 
-		"$@" --skip-networking &
+		"$@" --skip-networking --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock &
 		pid="$!"
 
-		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost)
+		mysql=( mysql --protocol=socket -uroot -hlocalhost --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock)
 
 		for i in {30..0}; do
 			if echo 'SELECT 1' | "${mysql[@]}" &> /dev/null; then