3 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
index 553f1ef7a..5a8a06b9d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func resolveEventSock() ([]string, error) {
 			return err
 		case info.IsDir():
 			return nil
-		case info.Type() != os.ModeSocket:
+		case !isUnixSocket(info):
 			return nil
 		case !re.MatchString(info.Name()):
 			return nil
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..213c24f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build linux || ignore || aix || ignore || android || ignore || darwin || ignore || freebsd || ignore || hurd || ignore || illumos || ignore || ios || ignore || netbsd || ignore || openbsd || ignore || solaris
+// +build linux ignore aix ignore android ignore darwin ignore freebsd ignore hurd ignore illumos ignore ios ignore netbsd ignore openbsd ignore solaris
+
+package machine
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+func isUnixSocket(file os.DirEntry) bool {
+	return file.Type()&os.ModeSocket != 0
+}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine_windows.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffd5d8827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package machine
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func isUnixSocket(file os.DirEntry) bool {
+	// Assume a socket on Windows, since sock mode is not supported yet https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33357
+	return !file.Type().IsDir() && strings.HasSuffix(file.Name(), ".sock")
+}