diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c
index c5b272a5268a336c268a547d297505563ba48026..471c249cff460dfa76a74104dab48b7c70ae5522 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/eth1394.c
@@ -1238,8 +1238,6 @@ static int ether1394_data_handler(struct net_device *dev, int srcid, int destid,
 	if (netif_queue_stopped(dev))
 		netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
-	dev->last_rx = jiffies;
-
 	return 0;
 }