Index: src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.h
===================================================================
--- src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.h
+++ 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;
 };
Index: src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp
+++ src/ioslaves/file/fdreceiver.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@
 FdReceiver::FdReceiver(const QString &path, QObject *parent)
           : QObject(parent)
           , m_readNotifier(nullptr)
+          , m_path(path)
           , m_socketDes(-1)
           , m_fileDes(-1)
 {
+    ::unlink(m_path.toLocal8Bit().constData());
+
     m_socketDes = ::socket(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0);
     if (m_socketDes == -1) {
         std::cerr << "socket error:" << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
Index: src/ioslaves/file/sharefd_p.h
===================================================================
--- src/ioslaves/file/sharefd_p.h
+++ 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;
     }