diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
index 24e34cfcb4bd9104b444c47274bf63ca7c868359..45b334ceaf2e399987661652219f6af7032b139c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
@@ -925,8 +925,6 @@ static int ncm_set_alt(struct usb_function *f, unsigned intf, unsigned alt)
 			 */
 			ncm->port.is_zlp_ok =
 				gadget_is_zlp_supported(cdev->gadget);
-			ncm->port.no_skb_reserve =
-				gadget_avoids_skb_reserve(cdev->gadget);
 			ncm->port.cdc_filter = DEFAULT_FILTER;
 			DBG(cdev, "activate ncm\n");
 			net = gether_connect(&ncm->port);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index a8b40d07e927bb78e835b40efeea9bb83fb19bf8..bdbc3fdc7c4ff4f395cecc1688e9fe58762e2fb0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ struct net_device *gether_connect(struct gether *link)
 
 	if (result == 0) {
 		dev->zlp = link->is_zlp_ok;
-		dev->no_skb_reserve = link->no_skb_reserve;
+		dev->no_skb_reserve = gadget_avoids_skb_reserve(dev->gadget);
 		DBG(dev, "qlen %d\n", qlen(dev->gadget, dev->qmult));
 
 		dev->header_len = link->header_len;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
index 81d94a7ae4b4da5d04e17a0ea8e98080c4a62da9..c77145bd6b5b94f65b8531f2ab061c2770edbae5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ struct gether {
 	struct usb_ep			*out_ep;
 
 	bool				is_zlp_ok;
-	bool				no_skb_reserve;
 
 	u16				cdc_filter;