diff --git a/src/subshell/proxyfunc.c b/src/subshell/proxyfunc.c
index 74fe4eeed..d271fd809 100644
--- a/src/subshell/proxyfunc.c
+++ b/src/subshell/proxyfunc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ subshell_handle_cons_saver (void)
     pid_t pid;
 
     pid = waitpid (cons_saver_pid, &status, WUNTRACED | WNOHANG);
-    waitpid (cons_saver_pid, &status, WUNTRACED | WNOHANG);
 
     if (pid == cons_saver_pid)
     {