diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
index a42c4289c6b2..151ae0c35478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
@@ -1541,7 +1541,6 @@ static int ath12k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	ab->dev = &pdev->dev;
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, ab);
 	ab_pci = ath12k_pci_priv(ab);
 	ab_pci->dev_id = pci_dev->device;
 	ab_pci->ab = ab;