diff --git a/src/admin/libvirt-admin.c b/src/admin/libvirt-admin.c
index 8a43dbf1de..4099a54854 100644
--- a/src/admin/libvirt-admin.c
+++ b/src/admin/libvirt-admin.c
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ getSocketPath(virURIPtr uri)
         if (STREQ_NULLABLE(uri->path, "/system")) {
             sock_path = g_strdup_printf(RUNSTATEDIR "/libvirt/%s", sockbase);
         } else if (STREQ_NULLABLE(uri->path, "/session")) {
-            if (!rundir)
-                return NULL;
-
             sock_path = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", rundir, sockbase);
         } else {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,