diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index a338c0e6a..004c2a773 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ extern int ls_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 	nfiles=0;
 
-	applet_name= argv[0];
 	/* process options */
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "1AaCdgilnsx"
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
diff --git a/ls.c b/ls.c
index a338c0e6a..004c2a773 100644
--- a/ls.c
+++ b/ls.c
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ extern int ls_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 	nfiles=0;
 
-	applet_name= argv[0];
 	/* process options */
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "1AaCdgilnsx"
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH