diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 7aa31eebc35661647ecd9dd7fed40421efaed5c9..cb215c65f4638e9d62d0ad1d860e675e8f7ba6ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -272,12 +272,10 @@ static bool ixgbevf_clean_tx_irq(struct ixgbevf_q_vector *q_vector,
  * @q_vector: structure containing interrupt and ring information
  * @skb: packet to send up
  * @status: hardware indication of status of receive
- * @rx_ring: rx descriptor ring (for a specific queue) to setup
  * @rx_desc: rx descriptor
  **/
 static void ixgbevf_receive_skb(struct ixgbevf_q_vector *q_vector,
 				struct sk_buff *skb, u8 status,
-				struct ixgbevf_ring *ring,
 				union ixgbe_adv_rx_desc *rx_desc)
 {
 	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = q_vector->adapter;
@@ -461,7 +459,7 @@ static bool ixgbevf_clean_rx_irq(struct ixgbevf_q_vector *q_vector,
 		}
 		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rx_ring->netdev);
 
-		ixgbevf_receive_skb(q_vector, skb, staterr, rx_ring, rx_desc);
+		ixgbevf_receive_skb(q_vector, skb, staterr, rx_desc);
 
 next_desc:
 		rx_desc->wb.upper.status_error = 0;