diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
index b780be6f41ff9f72f40c2a56c3fcccaf8b877511..c09b567845e1eeb025eff26c77ad5e22f6db150f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void rx(struct net_device *dev, int bufnum,
 {
 	struct arcnet_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct archdr *pkt = pkthdr;
+	struct archdr *pkt;
 	char *pktbuf, *pkthdrbuf;
 	int ofs;