diff --git a/tools/mkimage.c b/tools/mkimage.c
index a36c031159..76ae09e2b7 100644
--- a/tools/mkimage.c
+++ b/tools/mkimage.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static void process_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			 * The flattened image tree (FIT) format
 			 * requires a flattened device tree image type
 			 */
-			params.fit_image_type = params.type;
 			params.type = IH_TYPE_FLATDT;
 			params.fflag = 1;
 			break;