diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
index eb789a9e4f15d7287e11ec4ccb29bb7e52f1bf06..c7f6193934eaabe82cbe8cb5acdbd23afda48662 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
@@ -606,8 +606,6 @@ int __carl9170_exec_cmd(struct ar9170 *ar, struct carl9170_cmd *cmd,
 		AR9170_USB_EP_CMD), cmd, cmd->hdr.len + 4,
 		carl9170_usb_cmd_complete, ar, 1);
 
-	urb->transfer_flags |= URB_ZERO_PACKET;
-
 	if (free_buf)
 		urb->transfer_flags |= URB_FREE_BUFFER;