diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 55d02be..4378db3 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
 	if (listener->state != LI_ASSIGNED)
 		return ERR_NONE; /* already bound */
 		
+	if (listener->rx.flags & RX_F_BOUND)
+		goto bound;
+
 	if (listener->rx.fd == -1)
 		listener->rx.fd = sock_find_compatible_fd(listener);
 	path = ((struct sockaddr_un *)&listener->rx.addr)->sun_path;
@@ -230,7 +233,9 @@
 		msg = "cannot change UNIX socket ownership";
 		goto err_unlink_temp;
 	}
+	listener->rx.flags |= RX_F_BOUND;
 
+ bound:
 	ready = 0;
 	ready_len = sizeof(ready);
 	if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ACCEPTCONN, &ready, &ready_len) == -1)