diff --git a/util/wmmenugen_parse_xdg.c b/util/wmmenugen_parse_xdg.c
index f5cdb58e..384f9ee4 100644
--- a/util/wmmenugen_parse_xdg.c
+++ b/util/wmmenugen_parse_xdg.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ static Bool getBooleanValue(const char *line)
 	char *p;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	getStringValue(&p, line);
 	ret = strcmp(p, "true") == 0 ? True : False;
 	wfree(p);