diff --git a/src/core/exec-invoke.c b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
index 3dff605021..44a1476ce7 100644
--- a/src/core/exec-invoke.c
+++ b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
@@ -4293,7 +4293,7 @@ static int close_remaining_fds(
                 size_t n_fds) {
 
         size_t n_dont_close = 0;
-        int dont_close[n_fds + 19];
+        int dont_close[n_fds + 18];
 
         assert(params);
         assert(runtime);
@@ -4330,9 +4330,6 @@ static int close_remaining_fds(
         if (params->user_lookup_fd >= 0)
                 dont_close[n_dont_close++] = params->user_lookup_fd;
 
-        if (params->handoff_timestamp_fd >= 0)
-                dont_close[n_dont_close++] = params->handoff_timestamp_fd;
-
         if (params->pidref_transport_fd >= 0)
                 dont_close[n_dont_close++] = params->pidref_transport_fd;