diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.h b/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.h
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.h
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     Q_SLOT void receiveFileDescriptor();
 
     QSocketNotifier *m_readNotifier;
+    QString m_path;
     int m_socketDes;
     int m_fileDes;
 };
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 FdReceiver::FdReceiver(const QString &path, QObject *parent)
           : QObject(parent)
           , m_readNotifier(nullptr)
+          , m_path(path)
           , m_socketDes(-1)
           , m_fileDes(-1)
 {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     }
 
     const SocketAddress addr(path.toStdString());
+    ::unlink(m_path.toLocal8Bit().constData());
     if (bind(m_socketDes, addr.address(), addr.length()) != 0 || listen(m_socketDes, 5) != 0) {
         std::cerr << "bind/listen error:" << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
         ::close(m_socketDes);
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/sharefd_p.h b/src/ioslaves/file/sharefd_p.h
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/sharefd_p.h
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/sharefd_p.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
         const size_t pathSize = finalPath.size();
         if (pathSize > 5 && pathSize < sizeof(a.sun_path) - 1) {
             memcpy(a.sun_path, finalPath.c_str(), pathSize + 1);
-            ::unlink(finalPath.c_str());
         }
         return a;
     }