diff --git a/net/ethtool/phy.c b/net/ethtool/phy.c
index 4ef7c6e32d10..ed8f690f6bac 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/phy.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/phy.c
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ static int ethnl_phy_dump_one_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	int ret = 0;
 	void *ehdr;
 
-	pri->base.dev = dev;
-
 	if (!dev->link_topo)
 		return 0;