diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 6e0bdc7b..097b00e0 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ INLINE static void uv_fs_req_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req,
   req->ptr = NULL;
   req->path = NULL;
   req->cb = cb;
-  req->fs.info.bufs = NULL;
   memset(&req->fs, 0, sizeof(req->fs));
 }