diff --git a/gtests/net/packetdrill/run_system_call.c b/gtests/net/packetdrill/run_system_call.c
index 51311ff7e4d6e1b0874129e166905db4e7d237d2..4ef928017bc0a2b1940ac84863c9e954c347599a 100644
--- a/gtests/net/packetdrill/run_system_call.c
+++ b/gtests/net/packetdrill/run_system_call.c
@@ -4817,7 +4817,6 @@ static int syscall_sendfile(struct state *state, struct syscall_spec *syscall,
 		goto error_out;
 	}
 
-	status = STATUS_OK;
 error_out:
 	sf_hdtr_free(sf_hdtr);
 	return status;