diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/geoclue.service.d/gpsd-socket.conf b/etc/systemd/system/geoclue.service.d/gpsd-socket.conf
index 77782fcb..4969ad44 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/geoclue.service.d/gpsd-socket.conf
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/geoclue.service.d/gpsd-socket.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Wants=gpsd.service gpsd.socket
 
 [Service]
 # Handle failure situation of the socket not going away (ExecStartPost=)
-ExecStartPre=-/tmp/gps-share.sock
+ExecStartPre=-rm -vf /tmp/gps-share.sock
 # Creating a socket for geoclue to connect to
 # Credit:  @schnell at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/issues/145#note_1772702
 ExecStartPost=sh -c "(gpspipe --nmea | ( read; read; read; cat )  | ncat --verbose --keep-open --listen --unixsock /tmp/gps-share.sock&)"