diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
index 315142aabe9ea3d110b12a726959fef5183cca94..823dc4c144a36b17b7b383ca847da2809b5b885f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
@@ -874,7 +874,6 @@ QProcessPrivate::QProcessPrivate()
     childStartedPipe[0] = INVALID_Q_PIPE;
     childStartedPipe[1] = INVALID_Q_PIPE;
     forkfd = -1;
-    exitCode = 0;
     crashed = false;
     dying = false;
     emittedReadyRead = false;