diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index 01af34c105..94991a35f5 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static int fifo_address_create(
         r = mkfifo(path, socket_mode);
         umask(old_mask);
 
-        if (r < 0) {
+        if (r < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
                 r = -errno;
                 goto fail;
         }