diff --git a/js/misc/util.js b/js/misc/util.js
index a876649b8..e63876e99 100644
--- a/js/misc/util.js
+++ b/js/misc/util.js
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ function trySpawn(argv)
 // Runs @command_line in the background. If launching @command_line
 // fails, this will throw an error.
 function trySpawnCommandLine(command_line) {
-    let success, argc, argv;
+    let success, argv;
 
     try {
-        [success, argc, argv] = GLib.shell_parse_argv(command_line);
+        [success, argv] = GLib.shell_parse_argv(command_line);
     } catch (err) {
         // Replace "Error invoking GLib.shell_parse_argv: " with
         // something nicer