diff --git a/pkg/net/socketpair_unix.go b/pkg/net/socketpair_unix.go
index f0b5cdb0..e4115a0c 100644
--- a/pkg/net/socketpair_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/net/socketpair_unix.go
@@ -32,26 +32,31 @@ const (
 )
 
 // SocketPair contains the file descriptors of a connected pair of sockets.
-type SocketPair [2]int
+type SocketPair [2]*os.File
 
 // NewSocketPair returns a connected pair of sockets.
 func NewSocketPair() (SocketPair, error) {
 	fds, err := syscall.Socketpair(syscall.AF_UNIX, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-		return [2]int{-1, -1}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create socketpair: %w", err)
+		return SocketPair{nil, nil}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create socketpair: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return fds, nil
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("socketpair-#%d:%d", fds[local], fds[peer])
+
+	return SocketPair{
+		os.NewFile(uintptr(fds[local]), filename+"[0]"),
+		os.NewFile(uintptr(fds[peer]), filename+"[1]"),
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // LocalFile returns the socketpair fd for local usage as an *os.File.
 func (fds SocketPair) LocalFile() *os.File {
-	return os.NewFile(uintptr(fds[local]), fds.fileName()+"[0]")
+	return fds[local]
 }
 
 // PeerFile returns the socketpair fd for peer usage as an *os.File.
 func (fds SocketPair) PeerFile() *os.File {
-	return os.NewFile(uintptr(fds[peer]), fds.fileName()+"[1]")
+	return fds[peer]
 }
 
 // LocalConn returns a net.Conn for the local end of the socketpair.
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ func (fds SocketPair) LocalConn() (net.Conn, error) {
 	defer file.Close()
 	conn, err := net.FileConn(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create net.Conn for %s[0]: %w", fds.fileName(), err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create net.Conn for %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
 	}
 	return conn, nil
 }
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ func (fds SocketPair) PeerConn() (net.Conn, error) {
 	defer file.Close()
 	conn, err := net.FileConn(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create net.Conn for %s[1]: %w", fds.fileName(), err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create net.Conn for %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
 	}
 	return conn, nil
 }
@@ -84,14 +89,10 @@ func (fds SocketPair) Close() {
 
 // LocalClose closes the local end of the socketpair.
 func (fds SocketPair) LocalClose() {
-	syscall.Close(fds[local])
+	fds[local].Close()
 }
 
 // PeerClose closes the peer end of the socketpair.
 func (fds SocketPair) PeerClose() {
-	syscall.Close(fds[peer])
-}
-
-func (fds SocketPair) fileName() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("socketpair-#%d:%d[0]", fds[local], fds[peer])
+	fds[peer].Close()
 }