diff --git a/kvm.c b/kvm.c
index 6f1f107..f470c17 100644
--- a/kvm.c
+++ b/kvm.c
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ static int kvm__create_socket(struct kvm *kvm)
 	sprintf(full_name, "%s", kvm__get_dir());
 	mkdir(full_name, 0777);
 	sprintf(full_name, "%s/%s.sock", kvm__get_dir(), kvm->name);
+	if (access(full_name, F_OK) == 0)
+		die("Socket file %s already exist", full_name);
+
 	s = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (s < 0)
 		return s;