1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 980c2c229a71..419f533006ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -2112,9 +2112,8 @@ static inline void nv_tx_flip_ownership(struct net_device *dev)
 
         np->tx_pkts_in_progress--;
         if (np->tx_change_owner) {
-                __le32 flaglen = le32_to_cpu(np->tx_change_owner->first_tx_desc->flaglen);
-                flaglen |= NV_TX2_VALID;
-                np->tx_change_owner->first_tx_desc->flaglen = cpu_to_le32(flaglen);
+                np->tx_change_owner->first_tx_desc->flaglen |=
+                        cpu_to_le32(NV_TX2_VALID);
                 np->tx_pkts_in_progress++;
 
                 np->tx_change_owner = np->tx_change_owner->next_tx_ctx;