diff --git a/src/logging/log_manager.c b/src/logging/log_manager.c
index 290e2c814646bf5874f62647923d07843ea7b163..f5b4b7da282e4e95f216493767b3c34a0659380d 100644
--- a/src/logging/log_manager.c
+++ b/src/logging/log_manager.c
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ virLogManagerDomainReadLogFile(virLogManagerPtr mgr,
 {
     struct virLogManagerProtocolDomainReadLogFileArgs args;
     struct virLogManagerProtocolDomainReadLogFileRet ret;
-    int *fdout = NULL;
-    size_t fdoutlen = 0;
     char *rv = NULL;
 
     memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@ virLogManagerDomainReadLogFile(virLogManagerPtr mgr,
                                 mgr->client,
                                 mgr->serial++,
                                 VIR_LOG_MANAGER_PROTOCOL_PROC_DOMAIN_READ_LOG_FILE,
-                                0, NULL, &fdoutlen, &fdout,
+                                0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                 (xdrproc_t)xdr_virLogManagerProtocolDomainReadLogFileArgs, &args,
                                 (xdrproc_t)xdr_virLogManagerProtocolDomainReadLogFileRet, &ret) < 0)
         goto cleanup;