diff --git a/drivers/net/bmac.c b/drivers/net/bmac.c
index 8dc657fc8afb..60dba4a1ca5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bmac.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void bmwrite(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long reg_offset, unsigned data )
 
 
 static inline
-volatile unsigned short bmread(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long reg_offset )
+unsigned short bmread(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long reg_offset )
 {
 	return in_le16((void __iomem *)dev->base_addr + reg_offset);
 }