diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 611b2212..4f094a77 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,6 @@ server_client_dispatch_identify(struct client *c, struct imsg *imsg)
 
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
 	c->fd = open(c->ttyname, O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY);
-	c->cwd = open(".", O_RDONLY);
 #endif
 
 	if (c->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL) {