diff --git a/ext/lexbor/lexbor/url/url.c b/ext/lexbor/lexbor/url/url.c
index 3483013eeaaf..0eef7a6deba4 100644
--- a/ext/lexbor/lexbor/url/url.c
+++ b/ext/lexbor/lexbor/url/url.c
@@ -1817,7 +1817,6 @@ lxb_url_parse_basic_h(lxb_url_parser_t *parser, lxb_url_t *url,
         if (override_state != LXB_URL_STATE__UNDEF
             && url->scheme.type == LXB_URL_SCHEMEL_TYPE_FILE)
         {
-            p -= 1;
             state = LXB_URL_STATE_FILE_HOST_STATE;
             goto again;
         }