diff --git a/src/fcgi-app.c b/src/fcgi-app.c
index e0f3232f9..16c3c81bb 100644
--- a/src/fcgi-app.c
+++ b/src/fcgi-app.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int fcgi_flt_check(struct proxy *px, struct flt_conf *fconf)
 			LIST_APPEND(&fcgi_conf->param_rules, &rule->list);
 		else /* FCGI_RULE_PASS_HDR/FCGI_RULE_HIDE_HDR */
 			LIST_APPEND(&fcgi_conf->hdr_rules, &rule->list);
-		rule = NULL;
 	}
 	return 0;