diff --git a/sbin/ipfw/tables.c b/sbin/ipfw/tables.c
--- a/sbin/ipfw/tables.c
+++ b/sbin/ipfw/tables.c
@@ -1037,9 +1037,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Get real OS error */
-	error = errno;
-
 	/* Report results back */
 	ptent = tent_buf;
 	for (i = 0; i < count; ptent++, i++) {