diff --git a/util/oslib-win32.c b/util/oslib-win32.c
index 23a7c7320b..01787df74c 100644
--- a/util/oslib-win32.c
+++ b/util/oslib-win32.c
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ int qemu_try_set_nonblock(int fd)
     if (ioctlsocket(fd, FIONBIO, &opt) != NO_ERROR) {
         return -socket_error();
     }
-    qemu_fd_register(fd);
     return 0;
 }