diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 17a716e75..e0cb813a3 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -6029,7 +6029,6 @@ int cfg_parse_log_forward(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		px->accept = frontend_accept;
 		px->default_target = &syslog_applet.obj_type;
 		px->id = strdup(args[1]);
-		px->options2 = 0;
 	}
 	else if (strcmp(args[0], "maxconn") == 0) {  /* maxconn */
 		if (warnifnotcap(cfg_log_forward, PR_CAP_FE, file, linenum, args[0], " Maybe you want 'fullconn' instead ?"))