diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_vtest.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_vtest.c
index 2cabc2a5dd2..32e5070b4d6 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_vtest.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_vtest.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "util/os_file.h"
+#include "util/os_misc.h"
 #include "util/sparse_array.h"
 #include "util/u_process.h"
 #define VIRGL_RENDERER_UNSTABLE_APIS
@@ -1032,13 +1033,16 @@ vtest_init_protocol_version(struct vtest *vtest)
 static VkResult
 vtest_init(struct vtest *vtest)
 {
+   const char* socket_name = os_get_option("VTEST_SOCKET_NAME");
+
    util_sparse_array_init(&vtest->shmem_array, sizeof(struct vtest_shmem),
                           1024);
    util_sparse_array_init(&vtest->bo_array, sizeof(struct vtest_bo), 1024);
 
    mtx_init(&vtest->sock_mutex, mtx_plain);
    vtest->sock_fd =
-      vtest_connect_socket(vtest->instance, VTEST_DEFAULT_SOCKET_NAME);
+      vtest_connect_socket(vtest->instance, socket_name ?
+         socket_name : VTEST_DEFAULT_SOCKET_NAME);
    if (vtest->sock_fd < 0)
       return VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED;