diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index e34b4879d0df0c9fa814d30dd19c7df2e825f2bf..b2aed7e14ad200f040ca147f66f4064a4c3adc10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ static int smc911x_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t * bd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int smc911x_send(struct eth_device *dev,
-			volatile void *packet, int length)
+static int smc911x_send(struct eth_device *dev, void *packet, int length)
 {
 	u32 *data = (u32*)packet;
 	u32 tmplen;