diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
index 8d440c89296..6a3bfdeba65 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,6 @@ void init_console( void )
         if (params->ConsoleHandle && create_console_connection( params->ConsoleHandle ))
         {
             init_console_std_handles( FALSE );
-            console_flags = 0;
         }
     }
     else if (params->ConsoleHandle == CONSOLE_HANDLE_ALLOC)