diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 52409e23f5..4fa925f337 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ iseq_set_sequence(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ANCHOR *anchor)
     iseq->iseq_size = pos;
     iseq->stack_max = stack_max;
 
-    line_info_table = REALLOC_N(line_info_table, struct iseq_line_info_entry, k);
+    REALLOC_N(line_info_table, struct iseq_line_info_entry, k);
     iseq->line_info_table = line_info_table;
     iseq->line_info_size = k;