diff --git a/src/dj.c b/src/dj.c
index c4ebf38..8dc066a 100644
--- a/src/dj.c
+++ b/src/dj.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	size_t i;     /* side of io being modified */
 	char noerror; /* 0=exits (default) 1=retries on partial reads or writes */
 	struct Io io[2 /* { in, out } */];
-	program_name = (argv[0] == NULL ? program_name : argv[0]);
 
 	/* Set defaults. */
 	align = -1;