diff --git a/criu/cr-restore.c b/criu/cr-restore.c
index dcc823be2..acc99e3f9 100644
--- a/criu/cr-restore.c
+++ b/criu/cr-restore.c
@@ -1648,9 +1648,6 @@ static int restore_task_with_children(void *_arg)
 
 	/* Restore root task */
 	if (current->parent == NULL) {
-		if (fdstore_init())
-			goto err;
-
 		if (join_namespaces()) {
 			pr_perror("Join namespaces failed");
 			goto err;