diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 38151557223561905708066b4a3f42786d8b6151..95e317c8762b8787cacede80ce1782f62bb32f97 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1684,7 +1684,6 @@ static int ftdi_sio_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	kref_init(&priv->kref);
 	mutex_init(&priv->cfg_lock);
-	memset(&priv->icount, 0x00, sizeof(priv->icount));
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->delta_msr_wait);
 
 	priv->flags = ASYNC_LOW_LATENCY;