diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index c358100299..a65d7a6b7c 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -3691,7 +3691,6 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,
 				NULL, 0);
 		rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 
-		rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 		ret = run_command(&cmd);
 
 		/* force re-reading of the cache */