diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 7f078ec9c14c..15160427c8b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2952,8 +2952,6 @@ static int e1000_tx_map(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 dma_error:
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "TX DMA map failed\n");
 	buffer_info->dma = 0;
-	if (count)
-		count--;
 
 	while (count--) {
 		if (i == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 75896602e732..3e3903269610 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -5654,8 +5654,6 @@ static int e1000_tx_map(struct e1000_ring *tx_ring, struct sk_buff *skb,
 dma_error:
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Tx DMA map failed\n");
 	buffer_info->dma = 0;
-	if (count)
-		count--;
 
 	while (count--) {
 		if (i == 0)