diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/JobLogger.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/JobLogger.cs
index c438dbf0fc..2702e3bc09 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/JobLogger.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/JobLogger.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 using (target)
                 using (reader)
                 {
-                    string? line = await reader.ReadLineAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    string line = await reader.ReadLineAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
                     while (line is not null && reader.BaseStream.CanRead)
                     {
                         ParseLogLine(line, state);