diff --git a/drivers/copy/copy_linux.go b/drivers/copy/copy_linux.go
index caf07602ba..6a23c7fa9c 100644
--- a/drivers/copy/copy_linux.go
+++ b/drivers/copy/copy_linux.go
@@ -199,11 +199,10 @@ func DirCopy(srcDir, dstDir string, copyMode Mode, copyXattrs bool) error {
 			}
 
 		case mode&os.ModeSocket != 0:
-			s, err := net.Listen("unix", dstPath)
+			_, err := net.Listen("unix", dstPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			s.Close()
 
 		case mode&os.ModeDevice != 0:
 			if unshare.IsRootless() {
diff --git a/drivers/copy/copy_test.go b/drivers/copy/copy_test.go
index 9c69908840..a4ffd19ad3 100644
--- a/drivers/copy/copy_test.go
+++ b/drivers/copy/copy_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package copy
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ func randomMode(baseMode int) os.FileMode {
 
 func populateSrcDir(t *testing.T, srcDir string, remainingDepth int) {
 	if remainingDepth == 0 {
+		socketName := filepath.Join(srcDir, fmt.Sprintf("srcsocket", i))
+		_, err := net.Listen("unix", dstPath)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		return
 	}
 	aTime := time.Unix(rand.Int63(), 0)