diff --git a/src/hash.c b/src/hash.c
index 9308c0c2ba..45c5747ba9 100644
--- a/src/hash.c
+++ b/src/hash.c
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ virHashFree(virHashTablePtr table, virHashDeallocator f)
                 inside_table = 0;
                 iter = next;
             }
-            inside_table = 0;
         }
         VIR_FREE(table->table);
     }