diff --git a/src/conio/bitmap_con.c b/src/conio/bitmap_con.c
index 0ad00386db684d5be095eff15de89c546e7ab76d..54fd93b867c505cb2e62a28861ecc1921dc88fb9 100644
--- a/src/conio/bitmap_con.c
+++ b/src/conio/bitmap_con.c
@@ -990,7 +990,6 @@ static void blinker_thread(void *data)
 		uint64_t now = xp_timer64();
 
 		assert_rwlock_wrlock(&vstatlock);
-		prestel = vstat.mode == PRESTEL_40X24;
 		switch (vstat.mode) {
 			case PRESTEL_40X24:
 				if (next_blink < now) {