diff --git a/lib/http_proxy.c b/lib/http_proxy.c
index 5343eb718a..c1c6d65e82 100644
--- a/lib/http_proxy.c
+++ b/lib/http_proxy.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ CURLcode Curl_proxyCONNECT(struct connectdata *conn,
 
       nread=0;
       perline=0;
-      keepon=TRUE;
 
       while((nread<BUFSIZE) && (keepon && !error)) {