diff --git a/src/BufferList.cpp b/src/BufferList.cpp
index a61b0bfd80..2bbb8b93a4 100644
--- a/src/BufferList.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferList.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ void BufferList::updateIncludedTeXfiles(string const & masterTmpDir,
 			(*it)->markDepClean(masterTmpDir);
 		}
 	}
-	runparams.is_child = false;
 }