diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 606dabdb9742..7622213beef1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1460,7 +1460,6 @@ static int sh_eth_rx(struct net_device *ndev, u32 intr_status, int *quota)
 			ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_bytes += pkt_len;
 		}
-		rxdesc->status |= cpu_to_edmac(mdp, RD_RACT);
 		entry = (++mdp->cur_rx) % mdp->num_rx_ring;
 		rxdesc = &mdp->rx_ring[entry];
 	}