diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c
index 7d80d2e6a69cf26fd0843098a27032d0c78b0d0d..5eca9bb185a0a9fede62bc406aa4abfadf08d2c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c
@@ -2211,7 +2211,6 @@ static void tile_net_dev_init(const char *name, const uint8_t *mac)
 
 	/* Initialize "priv". */
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 	priv->dev = dev;
 	priv->channel = -1;
 	priv->loopify_channel = -1;