diff --git a/spamassassin/files/ClamAV.pm b/spamassassin/files/ClamAV.pm
index 414b8b0..f0250d4 100644
--- a/spamassassin/files/ClamAV.pm
+++ b/spamassassin/files/ClamAV.pm
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ sub check_clamav {
     my $socket = IO::Socket::UNIX->new(
 	Type => SOCK_STREAM,
 	Peer => $self->{main}->{conf}->{clamav_socket}
-	) || info("ClamAV: Failed to connect socket, skipping virus check");
+        ) or do {
+            info("ClamAV: Failed to connect socket, skipping virus check");
+            return;
+        };
 
     $socket->send("nINSTREAM\n");
     $socket->send(pack("N", length($$fulltext)));