diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 38024877751c..069a51847885 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -3032,7 +3032,6 @@ static int cxgb_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 		return ret;
 
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
-	pi->xact_addr_filt = ret;
 	return 0;
 }