diff --git a/lib/roles/mqtt/ops-mqtt.c b/lib/roles/mqtt/ops-mqtt.c
index ea4c56c99..3c472baaa 100644
--- a/lib/roles/mqtt/ops-mqtt.c
+++ b/lib/roles/mqtt/ops-mqtt.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ drain:
 			lwsl_notice("%s: lws_read_mqtt returned %d\n",
 					__func__, n);
 			/* we closed wsi */
-			n = 0;
 			goto fail;
                 }
 		// lws_buflist_describe(&wsi->buflist, wsi, __func__);