diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c b/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
index e310f2e7aa..edaedf0304 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ int
 qemuVirtioFSPrepareDomain(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                           virDomainFSDef *fs)
 {
-    if (fs->binary)
+    if (fs->binary || fs->sock)
         return 0;
 
     return qemuVhostUserFillDomainFS(driver, fs);