diff --git a/pcsx2/IPC.cpp b/pcsx2/IPC.cpp
index f8bf30f463..fa26ec8ee5 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPC.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/IPC.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "svnrev.h"
 #include "IPC.h"
 
-SocketIPC::SocketIPC(SysCoreThread* vm, unsigned int slot = DEFAULT_PORT)
+SocketIPC::SocketIPC(SysCoreThread* vm, unsigned int slot)
 	: pxThread("IPC_Socket")
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ SocketIPC::SocketIPC(SysCoreThread* vm, unsigned int slot = DEFAULT_PORT)
 	char* tmp_socket;
 
 	if (runtime_dir == NULL)
-		m_socket_name = tmp_socket = (char*)"/tmp/pcsx2.sock";
+		m_socket_name = tmp_socket = (char*)"/tmp/" IPC_EMULATOR_NAME ".sock";
 	else
-		m_socket_name = tmp_socket = strcat(runtime_dir, "/pcsx2.sock");
+		m_socket_name = tmp_socket = strcat(runtime_dir, "/" IPC_EMULATOR_NAME ".sock");
 
-	if (slot != DEFAULT_PORT)
+	if (slot != IPC_DEFAULT_SLOT)
 	{
 		// maximum size of .%u
 		char slot_ending[34];
diff --git a/pcsx2/IPC.h b/pcsx2/IPC.h
index 7e7b6d67e2..1c4fd03790 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPC.h
+++ b/pcsx2/IPC.h
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+// IPC uses a concept of "slot" to be able to communicate with multiple
+// emulators at the same time, each slot should be unique to each emulator to
+// allow PnP and configurable by the end user so that several runs don't
+// conflict with each others
+#define IPC_DEFAULT_SLOT 28011
+#define IPC_EMULATOR_NAME "pcsx2"
+
 #include "Utilities/PersistentThread.h"
 #include "System/SysThreads.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -29,7 +36,6 @@ using namespace Threading;
 
 class SocketIPC : public pxThread
 {
-
 	// parent thread
 	typedef pxThread _parent;
 
@@ -37,7 +43,6 @@ protected:
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	// windows claim to have support for AF_UNIX sockets but that is a blatant lie,
 	// their SDK won't even run their own examples, so we go on TCP sockets.
-#define DEFAULT_PORT 28011
 	SOCKET m_sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
 	// the message socket used in thread's accept().
 	SOCKET m_msgsock = INVALID_SOCKET;
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@ public:
 	bool m_end = true;
 
 	/* Initializers */
-	SocketIPC(SysCoreThread* vm, unsigned int slot = DEFAULT_PORT);
+	SocketIPC(SysCoreThread* vm, unsigned int slot = IPC_DEFAULT_SLOT);
 	virtual ~SocketIPC();
 
 }; // class SocketIPC