diff --git a/journal/journal_unix.go b/journal/journal_unix.go
index 7233ecfc..faf97587 100644
--- a/journal/journal_unix.go
+++ b/journal/journal_unix.go
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@ func Enabled() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if _, err := net.Dial("unixgram", journalSocket); err != nil {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("unixgram", journalSocket)
+
+	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	defer conn.Close()
+
 	return true
 }