diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
index 77c5829ab945..6355a1b779d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -2051,7 +2051,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops e1000_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_coalesce		= e1000_get_coalesce,
 	.set_coalesce		= e1000_set_coalesce,
 	.get_flags		= ethtool_op_get_flags,
-	.set_flags		= ethtool_op_set_flags,
 };
 
 void e1000e_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev)