diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 5c555373adbe..89d6d69be382 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1616,8 +1616,6 @@ ixgb_update_stats(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter)
 	    adapter->stats.icbc +
 	    adapter->stats.ecbc + adapter->stats.mpc;
 
-	adapter->net_stats.rx_dropped = adapter->stats.mpc;
-
 	/* see above
 	 * adapter->net_stats.rx_length_errors = adapter->stats.rlec;
 	 */