diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1ce2397306b9..91b3780ddb04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4310,7 +4310,6 @@ static void ixgbe_set_rx_buffer_len(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		if (test_bit(__IXGBE_RX_FCOE, &rx_ring->state))
 			set_bit(__IXGBE_RX_3K_BUFFER, &rx_ring->state);
 
-		clear_bit(__IXGBE_RX_BUILD_SKB_ENABLED, &rx_ring->state);
 		if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_RX_LEGACY)
 			continue;