diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_recovery_util.c b/storage/maria/ma_recovery_util.c
index 3b617f625f0..9443ba90f6c 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_recovery_util.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_recovery_util.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ void eprint(FILE *trace_file __attribute__ ((unused)),
   fputc('\n', trace_file);
   if (trace_file != stderr)
   {
-    va_start(args, format);
     my_printv_error(HA_ERR_INITIALIZATION, format, MYF(0), args);
   }
   va_end(args);