diff --git a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_win.cpp b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_win.cpp
index 312c934632..ae94cb9d51 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_win.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_win.cpp
@@ -183,10 +183,8 @@ void QLocalSocket::connectToServer(OpenMode openMode)
     }
 
     // we have a valid handle
-    if (setSocketDescriptor((qintptr)localSocket, ConnectedState, openMode)) {
-        d->handle = localSocket;
+    if (setSocketDescriptor((qintptr)localSocket, ConnectedState, openMode))
         emit connected();
-    }
 }
 
 // This is reading from the buffer