diff --git a/drivers/ssb/sdio.c b/drivers/ssb/sdio.c
index 7fe0afb42234..66c5c2169704 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/sdio.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ static void ssb_sdio_block_write(struct ssb_device *dev, const void *buffer,
 	sdio_claim_host(bus->host_sdio);
 	if (unlikely(ssb_sdio_switch_core(bus, dev))) {
 		error = -EIO;
-		memset((void *)buffer, 0xff, count);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 	offset |= bus->sdio_sbaddr & 0xffff;