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)
 {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
     if (m_socketDes >= 0) {
         ::close(m_socketDes);
     }
+    ::unlink(m_path.toLocal8Bit().constData());
 }
 
 bool FdReceiver::isListening() const
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 PrivilegeOperationReturnValue FileProtocol::tryOpen(QFile &f, const QByteArray &path, int flags, int mode, int errcode)
 {
     const QString sockPath = socketPath();
+    QFile::remove(sockPath);
     FdReceiver fdRecv(sockPath);
     if (!fdRecv.isListening()) {
         return PrivilegeOperationReturnValue::failure(errcode);
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;
     }