diff --git a/libtransmission/web.c b/libtransmission/web.c
index 77dd17da1..9fcc96f2f 100644
--- a/libtransmission/web.c
+++ b/libtransmission/web.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ tr_webRunWithBuffer (tr_session         * session,
             tr_wait_msec (20);
         }
       
-      task = tr_new0 (struct tr_web_task, 1);
       task = tr_new0 (struct tr_web_task, 1);
       task->session = session;
       task->url = tr_strdup (url);