diff --git a/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
index 04e9f9861d..ae0ead3e52 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) loop() {
 				log.Trace("Fetching scheduled headers", "peer", peer, "list", hashes)
 
 				// Create a closure of the fetch and schedule in on a new thread
-				fetchHeader, hashes := f.fetching[hashes[0]].fetchHeader, hashes
+				fetchHeader := f.fetching[hashes[0]].fetchHeader
 				go func() {
 					if f.fetchingHook != nil {
 						f.fetchingHook(hashes)