diff --git a/lib/mackup.sh b/lib/mackup.sh
index 705ac8a..853c36b 100644
--- a/lib/mackup.sh
+++ b/lib/mackup.sh
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ ssr::mackup::backup() {
     fi
     [[ -n "$mackup_root" ]] && ssr::mackup::_materialize_icloud "$mackup_root"
 
+    # Unix socket files (type s) cannot be copied and are always recreated
+    # by their owning app on startup.  Remove them from $HOME before backup
+    # to prevent shutil.Error: [Errno 102] Operation not supported on socket.
+    local socket_count
+    socket_count="$(find "$HOME" -type s 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
+    if [[ "$socket_count" -gt 0 ]]; then
+        ssr::log "Removing $socket_count Unix socket file(s) before mackup backup (runtime artefacts)"
+        find "$HOME" -type s -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
     local attempt rc=0
     for attempt in 1 2 3; do
         if mackup -f backup; then