diff --git a/talpid-core/src/split_tunnel/linux.rs b/talpid-core/src/split_tunnel/linux.rs
index 1141dd36c006..67d671d13cbf 100644
--- a/talpid-core/src/split_tunnel/linux.rs
+++ b/talpid-core/src/split_tunnel/linux.rs
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ impl PidManager {
     pub fn remove(&self, pid: i32) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // FIXME: We remove PIDs from our cgroup here by adding
         //        them to the parent cgroup. This seems wrong.
-        let exclusions_path = self.net_cls_path.join("cgroup.procs");
-
         let mut file = self
             .open_parent_cgroup_handle()
             .map_err(Error::RemoveCGroupPid)?;
@@ -175,6 +173,6 @@ impl PidManager {
         fs::OpenOptions::new()
             .write(true)
             .create(true)
-            .open(exclusions_path)
+            .open(self.net_cls_path.join("cgroup.procs"))
     }
 }