diff --git a/lib/sendf.c b/lib/sendf.c
index 0fc8252523..65fcaa389e 100644
--- a/lib/sendf.c
+++ b/lib/sendf.c
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ static CURLcode cr_lc_read(struct Curl_easy *data,
         ctx->eos = TRUE;
       *pnread = nread;
       *peos = ctx->eos;
-      result = CURLE_OK;
       goto out;
     }