diff --git a/install/vst-install-debian.sh b/install/vst-install-debian.sh
index aa0d4e6aa..b08d60b89 100644
--- a/install/vst-install-debian.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-debian.sh
@@ -1208,6 +1208,8 @@ if [ "$clamd" = 'yes' ]; then
     gpasswd -a clamav mail
     gpasswd -a clamav Debian-exim
     cp -f $vestacp/clamav/clamd.conf /etc/clamav/
+    touch /var/lib/clamav/clamd.sock
+    chown clamav:clamav /var/lib/clamav/clamd.sock
     /usr/bin/freshclam
     update-rc.d clamav-daemon defaults
     if [ ! -d "/var/run/clamav" ]; then