diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index ccdacb5fcd8be6a6b5a0d53ff0dab029bf3688c0..9b809cfc289924912b92a00d826831fbb46433ec 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ void mei_cl_all_disconnect(struct mei_device *dev)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cl, next, &dev->file_list, link) {
 		cl->state = MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED;
 		cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
-		cl->read_cb = NULL;
 		cl->timer_count = 0;
 	}
 }