diff --git a/package/uhttpd/Makefile b/package/uhttpd/Makefile
index 1227174536..086c294580 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/uhttpd/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=uhttpd
-PKG_RELEASE:=16
+PKG_RELEASE:=17
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS := libcyassl liblua
diff --git a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c
index 8a06c930af..3821eb54cb 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c
+++ b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c
@@ -728,8 +728,6 @@ int uh_auth_check(
 					req->realm = realm;
 					break;
 				}
-
-				realm = NULL;
 			}
 
 			/* found a realm matching the username */