diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index 08ca4c2c..997f86f0 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: status.c,v 1.124 2009-11-02 21:38:26 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: status.c,v 1.125 2009-11-04 23:12:32 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ char *
 status_job(struct client *c, char **iptr)
 {
 	struct job	*job;
-	char   		*buf, *cmd;
+	char   		*cmd;
 	int		 lastesc;
 	size_t		 len;
 
@@ -451,8 +451,6 @@ status_job(struct client *c, char **iptr)
 		return (NULL);
 	}
 
-	buf = NULL;
-
 	cmd = xmalloc(strlen(*iptr) + 1);
 	len = 0;