diff --git a/src/exec.cpp b/src/exec.cpp
index 4e2f3ed95..91cf99cd6 100644
--- a/src/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/exec.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ void exec_job(parser_t &parser, job_t *j) {
     //
     // We are careful to set these to -1 when closed, so if we exit the loop abruptly, we can still
     // close them.
-    bool pgrp_set = false;
     int pipe_current_read = -1, pipe_current_write = -1, pipe_next_read = -1;
     for (std::unique_ptr<process_t> &unique_p : j->processes) {
         if (exec_error) {