diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
index 673c30ed3cce..e5d6cd6228f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ static int recvbuf2recvframe(struct adapter *adapt, struct sk_buff *pskb)
 
 		pkt_copy = netdev_alloc_skb(adapt->pnetdev, alloc_sz);
 		if (pkt_copy) {
-			pkt_copy->dev = adapt->pnetdev;
 			precvframe->pkt = pkt_copy;
 			precvframe->rx_head = pkt_copy->data;
 			precvframe->rx_end = pkt_copy->data + alloc_sz;