diff --git a/src/bin/e_start_main.c b/src/bin/e_start_main.c
index 12c185be9..9f736b8e6 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_start_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_start_main.c
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ not_done:
           {
              if (WIFSTOPPED(status) && !stop_ptrace)
                {
-                  char buffer[4096];
                   char *backtrace_str = NULL;
 
                   siginfo_t sig;