diff --git a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/txtimestamp.c b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/txtimestamp.c
index e5b0b98a89afef1b607eba662b46a14def1b85f5..b32fc2a07734ca28ac60a30913dab738b8111f57 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/txtimestamp.c
+++ b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/txtimestamp.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static int recv_errmsg(int fd)
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 	memset(&entry, 0, sizeof(entry));
 	memset(ctrl, 0, sizeof(ctrl));
-	memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
 
 	entry.iov_base = data;
 	entry.iov_len = cfg_payload_len;