diff --git a/libbinlogevents/src/compression/zstd_comp.cpp b/libbinlogevents/src/compression/zstd_comp.cpp
index 31e6896731e..c3b5fcb886a 100644
--- a/libbinlogevents/src/compression/zstd_comp.cpp
+++ b/libbinlogevents/src/compression/zstd_comp.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool Zstd_comp::close() {
   do {
     ret = ZSTD_flushStream(m_ctx, &m_obuf);
     if (ZSTD_isError(ret)) goto err;
-    m_buffer_cursor = static_cast<unsigned char *>(m_obuf.dst) + m_obuf.pos;
+    //m_buffer_cursor = static_cast<unsigned char *>(m_obuf.dst) + m_obuf.pos;
 
     // end the stream
     ret = ZSTD_endStream(m_ctx, &m_obuf);