diff --git a/init-db.c b/init-db.c
index 65898fa582..b002dc653c 100644
--- a/init-db.c
+++ b/init-db.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	char *sha1_dir = getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT), *path;
+	char *sha1_dir, *path;
 	int len, i;
 
 	if (mkdir(".git", 0755) < 0) {