diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c
index c6e6611d3016..0bfa2546569f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_nic.c
@@ -1566,7 +1566,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops nes_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= nes_netdev_set_mac_address,
 	.ndo_set_multicast_list = nes_netdev_set_multicast_list,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= nes_netdev_change_mtu,
-	.ndo_set_mac_address 	= eth_mac_addr,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_vlan_rx_register 	= nes_netdev_vlan_rx_register,
 };