diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 408b68460716..21192b6f9c64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -1815,7 +1815,6 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_event_complete(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 	if (!card->evt_buf_list[rdptr]) {
 		skb_push(skb, INTF_HEADER_LEN);
 		skb_put(skb, MAX_EVENT_SIZE - skb->len);
-		memset(skb->data, 0, MAX_EVENT_SIZE);
 		if (mwifiex_map_pci_memory(adapter, skb,
 					   MAX_EVENT_SIZE,
 					   PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE))