diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c
index 701561d6b6fd..236dd36d349a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c
@@ -484,8 +484,6 @@ struct net_device *RtmpPhyNetDevInit(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
 	net_dev->ml_priv = (void *)pAd;
 	pAd->net_dev = net_dev;
 
-	netif_stop_queue(net_dev);
-
 	return net_dev;
 
 }