diff --git a/drivers/net/dnet.c b/drivers/net/dnet.c
index 15d0a6e7410ec5b5a2338f978f26c0415d99af8a..944a0c046f7a9214b0e405cf91465029d7fbe353 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dnet.c
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ static u16 dnet_mdio_read(struct dnet_device *dnet, u8 reg)
 	return value;
 }
 
-static int dnet_send(struct eth_device *netdev, volatile void *packet,
-		     int length)
+static int dnet_send(struct eth_device *netdev, void *packet, int length)
 {
 	struct dnet_device *dnet = to_dnet(netdev);
 	int i, wrsz;