diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index c12a2bcf..4b9608ee 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         mx_log_info("-------------------------------------------------------------");
         mx_log_info(" Reexecuting %s", argv[0]);
         mx_log_info("-------------------------------------------------------------");
-        res = execvp(argv[0], argv);
+        execvp(argv[0], argv);
         mx_log_fatal("execvp(\"%s\", ...): %m", argv[0]);
     }