diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http.rs b/vmm/src/api/http.rs
index f3d637713..b0c73e875 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use micro_http::{Body, HttpServer, MediaType, Method, Request, Response, StatusC
 use seccomp::{SeccompAction, SeccompFilter};
 use serde_json::Error as SerdeError;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
+use std::os::unix::io::{IntoRawFd, RawFd};
+use std::os::unix::net::UnixListener;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -305,7 +306,9 @@ pub fn start_http_path_thread(
 ) -> Result<thread::JoinHandle<Result<()>>> {
     std::fs::remove_file(path).unwrap_or_default();
     let socket_path = PathBuf::from(path);
-    let server = HttpServer::new(socket_path).map_err(Error::CreateApiServer)?;
+    let socket_fd = UnixListener::bind(socket_path).map_err(Error::CreateApiServerSocket)?;
+    let server =
+        HttpServer::new_from_fd(socket_fd.into_raw_fd()).map_err(Error::CreateApiServer)?;
     start_http_thread(server, api_notifier, api_sender, seccomp_action)
 }
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 8bf46ab72..e24bf6ed8 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// Error creating API server
     #[error("Error creating API server {0:?}")]
     CreateApiServer(micro_http::ServerError),
+
+    /// Error binding API server socket
+    #[error("Error creation API server's socket {0:?}")]
+    CreateApiServerSocket(#[source] io::Error),
 }
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;