diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_usb.c
index c67a8e7be3106..3dbfce972c56b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_usb.c
@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ static int __if_usb_submit_rx_urb(struct if_usb_card *cardp,
 			  MRVDRV_ETH_RX_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE, callbackfn,
 			  cardp);
 
-	cardp->rx_urb->transfer_flags |= URB_ZERO_PACKET;
-
 	lbs_deb_usb2(&cardp->udev->dev, "Pointer for rx_urb %p\n", cardp->rx_urb);
 	if ((ret = usb_submit_urb(cardp->rx_urb, GFP_ATOMIC))) {
 		lbs_deb_usbd(&cardp->udev->dev, "Submit Rx URB failed: %d\n", ret);