diff --git a/nbd-proxy.c b/nbd-proxy.c
index 54c8cf7..3928aac 100644
--- a/nbd-proxy.c
+++ b/nbd-proxy.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@
 
 		dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
 		dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-		dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
 		close(fd);
 
 		execlp("nbd-client", "nbd-client",
@@ -406,7 +405,6 @@
 
 		dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
 		dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-		dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
 		execl(state_hook_path, argv0, action, ctx->config->name, NULL);
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}