diff --git a/src/scheme.rs b/src/scheme.rs
index 3609667cbe..c9c031beb8 100644
--- a/src/scheme.rs
+++ b/src/scheme.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl SchemeMut for PtyScheme {
     }
 
     fn fcntl(&mut self, id: usize, cmd: usize, arg: usize) -> Result<usize> {
-        let mut handle = self.handles.get_mut(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF))?;
+        let handle = self.handles.get_mut(&id).ok_or(Error::new(EBADF))?;
         handle.fcntl(cmd, arg)
     }