diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index f83b41d4cb0e64f8374b55b894bf916171b8a479..148910025f74db080f0d62379304facbd7df6c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, rtl8169_pci_tbl);
 
 static int rx_copybreak = 200;
 static int use_dac;
-static int ignore_parity_err;
 static struct {
 	u32 msg_enable;
 } debug = { -1 };
@@ -471,8 +470,6 @@ module_param(use_dac, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_dac, "Enable PCI DAC. Unsafe on 32 bit PCI slot.");
 module_param_named(debug, debug.msg_enable, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., 16=all)");
-module_param_named(ignore_parity_err, ignore_parity_err, bool, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_parity_err, "Ignore PCI parity error as target. Default: false");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(RTL8169_VERSION);
 
@@ -2388,7 +2385,7 @@ static void rtl8169_pcierr_interrupt(struct net_device *dev)
 	 *
 	 * Feel free to adjust to your needs.
 	 */
-	if (ignore_parity_err)
+	if (pdev->broken_parity_status)
 		pci_cmd &= ~PCI_COMMAND_PARITY;
 	else
 		pci_cmd |= PCI_COMMAND_SERR | PCI_COMMAND_PARITY;