diff --git a/bin/moonc b/bin/moonc
index 3472925..a866a2c 100755
--- a/bin/moonc
+++ b/bin/moonc
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ function create_watcher(files)
 	pcall(function()
 		inotify = require "inotify"
 	end)
-	inotify = nil
 
 	if inotify then
 		local dirs = {}