diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index a2d148fde5..80c22623be 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -2936,7 +2936,6 @@ void exec_params_deep_clear(ExecParameters *p) {
         p->stdin_fd = safe_close(p->stdin_fd);
         p->stdout_fd = safe_close(p->stdout_fd);
         p->stderr_fd = safe_close(p->stderr_fd);
-        p->root_directory_fd = safe_close(p->root_directory_fd);
 
         p->notify_socket = mfree(p->notify_socket);