diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
index aa1fb9ef5bbe3268741871dbb30e6ad03a09abac..bdef8ba4ec91014411fdfe78db7f31c670ade660 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ static int ag71xx_rx_packets(struct ag71xx *ag, int limit)
 		dma_unmap_single(&dev->dev, ring->buf[i].dma_addr,
 				 AG71XX_RX_BUF_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
-		dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 		dev->stats.rx_packets++;
 		dev->stats.rx_bytes += pktlen;