diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 8694124ef77d256f73f52e9d01747c52776eb8f0..b2c1b67647712f4f1816f25a2db1095f5c165a88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -1532,8 +1532,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *netxen_process_rxbuf(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
 	} else
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
-	skb->dev = adapter->netdev;
-
 	buffer->skb = NULL;
 no_skb:
 	buffer->state = NETXEN_BUFFER_FREE;