diff --git a/calc_sums.c b/calc_sums.c
index 3bc29765..aae1ce96 100644
--- a/calc_sums.c
+++ b/calc_sums.c
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ static int save_torrent(struct file_info* info)
 	int res;
 	/* append .torrent extension to the file path */
 	file_t torrent_file;
-	file_modify_path(&torrent_file, info->file, ".torrent", FModifyAppendSuffix);
 	res = file_modify_path(&torrent_file, info->file, ".torrent", FModifyAppendSuffix);
 	if (res >= 0)
 		res = save_torrent_to(&torrent_file, info->rctx);