diff --git a/src/lxc/start.c b/src/lxc/start.c
index 048b97b4f..7ec151e1c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/start.c
+++ b/src/lxc/start.c
@@ -619,8 +619,6 @@ void lxc_zero_handler(struct lxc_handler *handler)
 
 	memset(handler, 0, sizeof(struct lxc_handler));
 
-	handler->ns_clone_flags = -1;
-
 	handler->pinfd = -1;
 
 	handler->sigfd = -1;