diff --git a/mksock.c b/mksock.c
index 18a6d67..6f4028e 100644
--- a/mksock.c
+++ b/mksock.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ int mksock(const char *path)
 
 	strcpy(un.sun_path, path);
 
+	unlink(un.sun_path);
+
 	if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&un, sizeof(un))) {
 		errmsg ="bind";
 		goto fail_errno;