diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 54bf8e6e4a090ce912dc821f6cc16ede0ffa659b..c180b480f8ef519ee3af35d9ecaf36a867c042d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ static void ax_encaps(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 		ax_changedmtu(ax);
 
 	if (len > ax->mtu) {		/* Sigh, shouldn't occur BUT ... */
-		len = ax->mtu;
 		printk(KERN_ERR "mkiss: %s: truncating oversized transmit packet!\n", ax->dev->name);
 		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 		netif_start_queue(dev);