diff --git a/opal/runtime/opal_cr.c b/opal/runtime/opal_cr.c
index 434d7e12b1..36901b0edc 100644
--- a/opal/runtime/opal_cr.c
+++ b/opal/runtime/opal_cr.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,6 @@ static int extract_env_vars(int prev_pid, char * file_name)
             opal_output(opal_cr_output,
                         "opal_cr: extract_env_vars: Error: Parameter too long (%s)\n",
                         tmp_str);
-            tmp_str = NULL;
             continue;
         }