diff --git a/liblog/logd_reader.cpp b/liblog/logd_reader.cpp
index d7f297556..dcdff055a 100644
--- a/liblog/logd_reader.cpp
+++ b/liblog/logd_reader.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int socket_local_client(const std::string& name, int type) {
   strlcpy(addr.sun_path, path.c_str(), sizeof(addr.sun_path));
 
   int fd = socket(AF_LOCAL, type | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
-  if (fd == 0) {
+  if (fd == -1) {
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -337,12 +337,6 @@ static int logdOpen(struct android_log_logger_list* logger_list,
   }
 
   sock = socket_local_client("logdr", SOCK_SEQPACKET);
-  if (sock == 0) {
-    /* Guarantee not file descriptor zero */
-    int newsock = socket_local_client("logdr", SOCK_SEQPACKET);
-    close(sock);
-    sock = newsock;
-  }
   if (sock <= 0) {
     if ((sock == -1) && errno) {
       return -errno;