diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
index 9fcb0eb23..f73e5598e 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.c
+++ b/src/core/nginx.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ ngx_add_inherited_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
             ngx_memzero(ls, sizeof(ngx_listening_t));
 
             ls->fd = (ngx_socket_t) s;
+            ls->inherited = 1;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_connection.c b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
index 33682532a..88fefcea2 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,8 @@ ngx_close_listening_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
 
         if (ls[i].sockaddr->sa_family == AF_UNIX
             && ngx_process <= NGX_PROCESS_MASTER
-            && ngx_new_binary == 0)
+            && ngx_new_binary == 0
+            && (!ls[i].inherited || ngx_getppid() != ngx_parent))
         {
             u_char *name = ls[i].addr_text.data + sizeof("unix:") - 1;
 
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
index 95f4bdfab..764cf46ba 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ ngx_init_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *old_cycle)
                     == NGX_OK)
                 {
                     nls[n].fd = ls[i].fd;
+                    nls[n].inherited = ls[i].inherited;
                     nls[n].previous = &ls[i];
                     ls[i].remain = 1;