1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ipc.c b/ipc.c
index 884039d2..5da9d8e4 100644
--- a/ipc.c
+++ b/ipc.c
@@ -908,6 +908,9 @@ int ipc_master_listen_socket()
 	struct sockaddr_un un_addr;
 	int serversock;
 
+	if (!IPCSOCKET || !*IPCSOCKET)
+		return 1;
+
 	/* Clean up old socket files that were hanging around.. */
 	if (unlink(IPCSOCKET) == -1 && errno != ENOENT) {
 		log_message( LOGLVL_ERROR, "Could not remove old IPC socket at %s: %s", IPCSOCKET, strerror(errno) );