diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index 0721e72f9299..5af1c3e5032a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -975,7 +975,6 @@ static int yam_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 			return -EINVAL;		/* Cannot change this parameter when up */
 		if ((ym = kmalloc(sizeof(struct yamdrv_ioctl_mcs), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
 			return -ENOBUFS;
-		ym->bitrate = 9600;
 		if (copy_from_user(ym, ifr->ifr_data, sizeof(struct yamdrv_ioctl_mcs))) {
 			kfree(ym);
 			return -EFAULT;