diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 9fbfa856ae5b..5b68dc20168d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -6167,7 +6167,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id pci_tbl[] = {
 	},
 	{	/* MCP79 Ethernet Controller */
 		PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NVENET_36),
-		.driver_data = DEV_NEED_TIMERIRQ|DEV_NEED_LINKTIMER|DEV_HAS_LARGEDESC|DEV_HAS_CHECKSUM|DEV_HAS_HIGH_DMA|DEV_HAS_MSI|DEV_HAS_POWER_CNTRL|DEV_HAS_PAUSEFRAME_TX_V3|DEV_HAS_STATISTICS_V3|DEV_HAS_TEST_EXTENDED|DEV_HAS_MGMT_UNIT|DEV_HAS_CORRECT_MACADDR|DEV_HAS_COLLISION_FIX|DEV_NEED_TX_LIMIT|DEV_HAS_GEAR_MODE,
+		.driver_data = DEV_NEED_LINKTIMER|DEV_HAS_LARGEDESC|DEV_HAS_CHECKSUM|DEV_HAS_HIGH_DMA|DEV_HAS_MSI|DEV_HAS_POWER_CNTRL|DEV_HAS_PAUSEFRAME_TX_V3|DEV_HAS_STATISTICS_V3|DEV_HAS_TEST_EXTENDED|DEV_HAS_MGMT_UNIT|DEV_HAS_CORRECT_MACADDR|DEV_HAS_COLLISION_FIX|DEV_NEED_TX_LIMIT|DEV_HAS_GEAR_MODE,
 	},
 	{	/* MCP79 Ethernet Controller */
 		PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NVIDIA_NVENET_37),