diff --git a/pkg/machine/applehv/stubber.go b/pkg/machine/applehv/stubber.go
index 910a3dbbaa..72dd51424c 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/applehv/stubber.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/applehv/stubber.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/utils"
 	vfConfig "github.com/crc-org/vfkit/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 // applehcMACAddress is a pre-defined mac address that vfkit recognizes
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ func (a AppleHVStubber) StartVM(mc *vmconfigs.MachineConfig) (func() error, func
 	}
 
 	// Wait on gvproxy to be running and aware
-	if err := waitForGvProxy(gvproxySocket); err != nil {
+	if err := sockets.WaitForSocketWithBackoffs(gvProxyMaxBackoffAttempts, gvProxyWaitBackoff, gvproxySocket.GetPath(), "gvproxy"); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -321,20 +320,6 @@ func (a AppleHVStubber) VMType() define.VMType {
 	return define.AppleHvVirt
 }
 
-func waitForGvProxy(gvproxySocket *define.VMFile) error {
-	backoffWait := gvProxyWaitBackoff
-	logrus.Debug("checking that gvproxy is running")
-	for i := 0; i < gvProxyMaxBackoffAttempts; i++ {
-		err := unix.Access(gvproxySocket.GetPath(), unix.W_OK)
-		if err == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		time.Sleep(backoffWait)
-		backoffWait *= 2
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("unable to connect to gvproxy %q", gvproxySocket.GetPath())
-}
-
 func (a AppleHVStubber) PrepareIgnition(_ *vmconfigs.MachineConfig, _ *ignition.IgnitionBuilder) (*ignition.ReadyUnitOpts, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/machine/sockets/sockets.go b/pkg/machine/sockets/sockets.go
index afd6d3a7ae..f77d8fc0f5 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/sockets/sockets.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/sockets/sockets.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -94,3 +95,18 @@ func DialSocketWithBackoffsAndProcCheck(
 	}
 	return nil, err
 }
+
+// WaitForSocketWithBackoffs attempts to discover listening socket in maxBackoffs attempts
+func WaitForSocketWithBackoffs(maxBackoffs int, backoff time.Duration, socketPath string, name string) error {
+	backoffWait := backoff
+	logrus.Debugf("checking that %q socket is ready", name)
+	for i := 0; i < maxBackoffs; i++ {
+		_, err := os.Stat(socketPath)
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		time.Sleep(backoffWait)
+		backoffWait *= 2
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("unable to connect to %q socket at %q", name, socketPath)
+}