1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
index 368659d6362a..1327f29d086f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@ static int efx_alloc_special_buffer(struct efx_nic *efx,
         buffer->entries = len / EFX_BUF_SIZE;
         BUG_ON(buffer->dma_addr & (EFX_BUF_SIZE - 1));
 
-        /* All zeros is a potentially valid event so memset to 0xff */
-        memset(buffer->addr, 0xff, len);
-
         /* Select new buffer ID */
         buffer->index = efx->next_buffer_table;
         efx->next_buffer_table += buffer->entries;