diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index dce8d6d7bdc..c3a756d32f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ void usbnet_skb_return (struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!skb->protocol)
 		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev->net);
 
-	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans (skb, dev->net);
 	dev->net->stats.rx_packets++;
 	dev->net->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len;