diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index df70657..2eb7f8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -5819,10 +5819,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((!fail) && (vpd_data[1] < VPD_STRING_LEN)) {
-		memset(nic->product_name, 0, vpd_data[1]);
+	if ((!fail) && (vpd_data[1] < VPD_STRING_LEN))
 		memcpy(nic->product_name, &vpd_data[3], vpd_data[1]);
-	}
 	kfree(vpd_data);
 	swstats->mem_freed += 256;
 }