diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 7f4b111c7d..6c5bf66c3f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,6 @@ qemuMigrationToFile(struct qemud_driver *driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (virSecurityManagerSetFDLabel(driver->securityManager, vm,
                                          compressor ? pipeFD[1] : fd) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
-        is_reg = true;
         bypassSecurityDriver = true;
     } else {
         /* Phooey - we have to fall back on exec migration, where qemu