diff --git a/src/fs_open_fd.cpp b/src/fs_open_fd.cpp
index 56b543c5..e8c475d8 100644
--- a/src/fs_open_fd.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_open_fd.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ int
 fs::open_fd(const int fd_,
             const int flags_)
 {
-  const int proc_fd = procfs::PROC_SELF_FD_FD.load();
-
-  if(proc_fd <= 0)
+  if(procfs::PROC_SELF_FD_FD <= 0)
     fatal::abort("procfs::PROC_SELF_FD_FD must be > 0");
 
   const int flags = (flags_ & ~O_NOFOLLOW);
 
-  return fs::openat(proc_fd,
+  return fs::openat(procfs::PROC_SELF_FD_FD,
                     fmt::format("{}",fd_),
                     flags);
 }