diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c b/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c
index 3fb1d3abe0..a7901779fc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_snapshot.c
@@ -1400,8 +1400,6 @@ qemuSnapshotCreateActiveExternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                                _("guest unexpectedly quit"));
                 goto cleanup;
             }
-
-            resume = true;
         }
     }