diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window.cpp b/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
index 7eb7b702b7..025b1cb4cf 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -1092,7 +1092,6 @@ void MainWindow::exportSelectedPackets() {
                formats that don't support comments trimmed from it,
                so run the dialog again, to let the user decide
                whether to save in one of those formats or give up. */
-            discard_comments = FALSE;
             continue;
 
         case CANCELLED: