diff --git a/drivers/block/skd_main.c b/drivers/block/skd_main.c
index 7d3ad6c22ee5..abeae7616f04 100644
--- a/drivers/block/skd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/skd_main.c
@@ -2696,7 +2696,6 @@ static int skd_cons_skmsg(struct skd_device *skdev)
 		     (FIT_QCMD_ALIGN - 1),
 		     "not aligned: msg_buf %p mb_dma_address %pad\n",
 		     skmsg->msg_buf, &skmsg->mb_dma_address);
-		memset(skmsg->msg_buf, 0, SKD_N_FITMSG_BYTES);
 	}
 
 err_out: