diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
index 5dc9cbd5151417737c1779df53f102045da92595..9fa39ebf545d1aa3fad63ebf52954835ce614b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ ltq_etop_hw_receive(struct ltq_etop_chan *ch)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	skb_put(skb, len);
-	skb->dev = ch->netdev;
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ch->netdev);
 	netif_receive_skb(skb);
 }