diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 83d4643470213b7f2380b2fcaadb8404f6d08dc4..84a1e11ddd79196aff21796ebb80c0545cf099a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -503,8 +503,6 @@ static int efx_probe_channel(struct efx_channel *channel)
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	channel->n_rx_frm_trunc = 0;
-
 	return 0;
 
 fail: