diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index d8d1dac..cbbdff8 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -2727,7 +2727,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     static struct timespec poll_interval={20,0};  /* 20 seconds */
     siginfo_t siginfo;
 
-    int saved_argc;
     _mx_cleanup_free_ char *saved_argv_str = NULL;
     _mx_cleanup_free_ char *saved_cwd = NULL;
 
@@ -2743,7 +2742,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     /*** server init ***/
 
-    saved_argc     = argc;
     saved_argv_str = mx_strvec_to_str(argv);
     saved_cwd      = get_current_dir_name();
 
@@ -2883,7 +2881,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     while (global_sigrestart_cnt) {
         char **saved_argv;
-        saved_argc     = argc;
         saved_argv_str = mx_strvec_to_str(argv);
         saved_cwd      = get_current_dir_name();