diff --git a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c
index 5cd1e10f..57e5b4be 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c
@@ -819,8 +819,6 @@ _dbus_connect_unix_socket (const char     *path,
                       path, _dbus_strerror (errno));
 
       _dbus_close (fd, NULL);
-      fd = -1;
-
       return -1;
     }
 
@@ -829,8 +827,6 @@ _dbus_connect_unix_socket (const char     *path,
       _DBUS_ASSERT_ERROR_IS_SET (error);
 
       _dbus_close (fd, NULL);
-      fd = -1;
-
       return -1;
     }