diff --git a/vlib/http/http.v b/vlib/http/http.v
index df30d92562..ba9b428ae3 100644
--- a/vlib/http/http.v
+++ b/vlib/http/http.v
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import http.chunked
 
 const (
 	max_redirects = 4
-	started = http.init()
+	_ = http.init()
 )
 
 struct Request {