diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index 8b2b9e254d28..f4015a5fb5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -1078,8 +1078,6 @@ static int ice_clean_rx_irq(struct ice_ring *rx_ring, int budget)
 				skb = ice_build_skb(rx_ring, rx_buf, &xdp);
 			else
 				skb = ice_construct_skb(rx_ring, rx_buf, &xdp);
-		} else {
-			skb = ice_construct_skb(rx_ring, rx_buf, &xdp);
 		}
 		/* exit if we failed to retrieve a buffer */
 		if (!skb) {