diff --git a/exec/coroipcs.c b/exec/coroipcs.c
index 204c45d6..f20b4f61 100644
--- a/exec/coroipcs.c
+++ b/exec/coroipcs.c
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ extern void coroipcs_ipc_init (
 	int server_fd;
 	struct sockaddr_un un_addr;
 	int res;
-	struct stat stat_out;
 
 	api = init_state;
 
@@ -827,13 +826,16 @@ extern void coroipcs_ipc_init (
 #if defined(COROSYNC_LINUX)
 	sprintf (un_addr.sun_path + 1, "%s", api->socket_name);
 #else
-	res = stat (SOCKETDIR, &stat_out);
-	if (res == -1 || (res == 0 && !S_ISDIR(stat_out.st_mode))) {
-		api->log_printf ("Required directory not present %s\n", SOCKETDIR);
-		api->fatal_error ("Please create required directory.");
+	{
+		struct stat stat_out;
+		res = stat (SOCKETDIR, &stat_out);
+		if (res == -1 || (res == 0 && !S_ISDIR(stat_out.st_mode))) {
+			api->log_printf ("Required directory not present %s\n", SOCKETDIR);
+			api->fatal_error ("Please create required directory.");
+		}
+		sprintf (un_addr.sun_path, "%s/%s", SOCKETDIR, api->socket_name);
+		unlink (un_addr.sun_path);
 	}
-	sprintf (un_addr.sun_path, "%s/%s", SOCKETDIR, api->socket_name);
-	unlink (un_addr.sun_path);
 #endif
 
 	res = bind (server_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&un_addr, COROSYNC_SUN_LEN(&un_addr));