diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 7ecc6b70e7e8..e4d6edf387b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_ctlr_destroy);
 int cpdma_ctlr_int_ctrl(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, bool enable)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int i, reg;
+	int i;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
 	if (ctlr->state != CPDMA_STATE_ACTIVE) {
@@ -653,9 +653,6 @@ int cpdma_ctlr_int_ctrl(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, bool enable)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	reg = enable ? CPDMA_DMAINTMASKSET : CPDMA_DMAINTMASKCLEAR;
-	dma_reg_write(ctlr, reg, CPDMA_DMAINT_HOSTERR);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ctlr->channels); i++) {
 		if (ctlr->channels[i])
 			cpdma_chan_int_ctrl(ctlr->channels[i], enable);