diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx
index c5c4886b5..3a35df141 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ inline bool
 MadDecoder::DecodeFirstFrame(Tag **tag)
 {
 	struct xing xing;
-	xing.frames = 0;
 
 	while (true) {
 		enum mp3_action ret;