diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
index 5867d0e..970426d 100644
--- a/passt.c
+++ b/passt.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ char *epoll_type_str[EPOLL_TYPE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[EPOLL_TYPE_ICMPV6]	= "ICMPv6 socket",
 	[EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT]	= "namespace inotify",
 	[EPOLL_TYPE_TAP]	= "tap device",
+	[EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN]	= "listening qemu socket",
 };
 
 /**
@@ -317,7 +318,10 @@ loop:
 
 		switch (ref.type) {
 		case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP:
-			tap_handler(&c, ref.fd, events[i].events, &now);
+			tap_handler(&c, events[i].events, &now);
+			break;
+		case EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN:
+			tap_listen_handler(&c, eventmask);
 			break;
 		case EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT:
 			pasta_netns_quit_handler(&c, quit_fd);
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index a625d48..dbadec2 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@ enum epoll_type {
 	EPOLL_TYPE_ICMPV6,
 	/* inotify fd watching for end of netns (pasta) */
 	EPOLL_TYPE_NSQUIT,
-	/* tap char device, or qemu socket fd */
+	/* tap char device, or connected qemu socket fd */
 	EPOLL_TYPE_TAP,
+	/* socket listening for qemu socket connections */
+	EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN,
 
-	EPOLL_TYPE_MAX = EPOLL_TYPE_TAP,
+	EPOLL_TYPE_MAX = EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tap.c b/tap.c
index 32ddae2..07a650b 100644
--- a/tap.c
+++ b/tap.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ restart:
 static void tap_sock_unix_init(struct ctx *c)
 {
 	int fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-	union epoll_ref ref = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TAP };
+	union epoll_ref ref = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TAP_LISTEN };
 	struct epoll_event ev = { 0 };
 	struct sockaddr_un addr = {
 		.sun_family = AF_UNIX,
@@ -1137,11 +1137,11 @@ static void tap_sock_unix_init(struct ctx *c)
 }
 
 /**
- * tap_sock_unix_new() - Handle new connection on listening socket
+ * tap_listen_handler() - Handle new connection on listening socket
  * @c:		Execution context
  * @events:	epoll events
  */
-static void tap_sock_unix_new(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events)
+void tap_listen_handler(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events)
 {
 	union epoll_ref ref = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_TAP };
 	struct epoll_event ev = { 0 };
@@ -1285,18 +1285,11 @@ void tap_sock_init(struct ctx *c)
 /**
  * tap_handler() - Packet handler for AF_UNIX or tuntap file descriptor
  * @c:		Execution context
- * @fd:		File descriptor where event occurred
  * @events:	epoll events
  * @now:	Current timestamp, can be NULL on EPOLLERR
  */
-void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, int fd, uint32_t events,
-		 const struct timespec *now)
+void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events, const struct timespec *now)
 {
-	if (fd == c->fd_tap_listen) {
-		tap_sock_unix_new(c, events);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (c->mode == MODE_PASST)
 		tap_handler_passt(c, events, now);
 	else if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
diff --git a/tap.h b/tap.h
index a1ad115..dd6bfdd 100644
--- a/tap.h
+++ b/tap.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ int tap_send(const struct ctx *c, const void *data, size_t len);
 void tap_send_frames(struct ctx *c, const struct iovec *iov, size_t n);
 void tap_update_mac(struct tap_hdr *taph,
 		    const unsigned char *eth_d, const unsigned char *eth_s);
-void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, int fd, uint32_t events,
-		 const struct timespec *now);
+void tap_listen_handler(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events);
+void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events, const struct timespec *now);
 void tap_sock_init(struct ctx *c);
 
 #endif /* TAP_H */