diff --git a/bin/rcp/rcp.c b/bin/rcp/rcp.c
index 62d7dafd3306..0a9b7ba2ff60 100644
--- a/bin/rcp/rcp.c
+++ b/bin/rcp/rcp.c
@@ -789,6 +789,4 @@ run_err(const char *fmt, ...)
 		vwarnx(fmt, ap);
 		va_end(ap);
 	}
-
-	va_end(ap);
 }