diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index fe1845acf560..787153764120 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -2684,8 +2684,6 @@ void qeth_print_status_message(struct qeth_card *card)
 			sprintf(card->info.mcl_level, "%02x%02x",
 				card->info.mcl_level[2],
 				card->info.mcl_level[3]);
-
-			card->info.mcl_level[QETH_MCL_LENGTH] = 0;
 			break;
 		}
 		/* fallthrough */