diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 58a517ecbda39..256feac588ef7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2459,9 +2459,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, dst, skb->len);
 	}
 
-	/* post changes to long_term_buff *dst before VIOS accessing it */
-	dma_wmb();
-
 	tx_pool->consumer_index =
 	    (tx_pool->consumer_index + 1) % tx_pool->num_buffers;