diff --git a/src/remote/libvirtd.socket.in b/src/remote/libvirtd.socket.in
index 85b4aa800a..0f349656f5 100644
--- a/src/remote/libvirtd.socket.in
+++ b/src/remote/libvirtd.socket.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Before=@service@.service
 ListenStream=@runstatedir@/libvirt/@sockprefix@-sock
 Service=@service@.service
 SocketMode=@mode@
+RemoveOnStop=yes
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=sockets.target