diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c
index ebf5e4962878..3a733f7a0239 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c
@@ -2730,7 +2730,6 @@ static struct rfd *nic_rx_pkts(struct et131x_adapter *adapter)
 	       rx_local->fbr[ring_index]->virt[buff_index],
 	       rfd->len);
 
-	skb->dev = adapter->netdev;
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, adapter->netdev);
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 	netif_rx_ni(skb);