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diff --git a/liblttsessiondcomm/liblttsessiondcomm.c b/liblttsessiondcomm/liblttsessiondcomm.c
index 9313a34c5..e7e420433 100644
--- a/liblttsessiondcomm/liblttsessiondcomm.c
+++ b/liblttsessiondcomm/liblttsessiondcomm.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ int lttcomm_create_unix_sock(const char *pathname)
 	sun.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 	strncpy(sun.sun_path, pathname, strlen(pathname));
 
+	/* Unlink the old file if present */
+	(void) unlink(pathname);
 	ret = bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &sun, sizeof(sun));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		perror("bind");