diff --git a/listener_unix.go b/listener_unix.go
index 956c84890..18fde857a 100644
--- a/listener_unix.go
+++ b/listener_unix.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func (ln *listener) normalize() (err error) {
 		ln.fd, ln.addr, err = socket.UDPSocket(ln.network, ln.address, false, ln.sockOpts...)
 		ln.network = "udp"
 	case "unix":
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(ln.address)
 		ln.fd, ln.addr, err = socket.UnixSocket(ln.network, ln.address, true, ln.sockOpts...)
 	default:
 		err = errors.ErrUnsupportedProtocol