1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
index 46e91f6..2806ea8 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ def _sighandler_noop(signum, frame):
     pass
 
 
+try:
+    _fspath = os.fspath
+except AttributeError:
+    # Python 3.5 or earlier
+    _fspath = lambda path: path
+
+
 class _UnixSelectorEventLoop(selector_events.BaseSelectorEventLoop):
     """Unix event loop.
 
@@ -256,6 +263,7 @@ class _UnixSelectorEventLoop(selector_events.BaseSelectorEventLoop):
                 raise ValueError(
                     'path and sock can not be specified at the same time')
 
+            path = _fspath(path)
             sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
 
             # Check for abstract socket. `str` and `bytes` paths are supported.