diff --git a/sys/dev/em/if_em.c b/sys/dev/em/if_em.c
index 0267d6de6c28..07eeec5fb5e4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/em/if_em.c
+++ b/sys/dev/em/if_em.c
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ em_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long command, caddr_t data)
 
 	switch (command) {
 	case SIOCSIFADDR:
-	case SIOCGIFADDR:
 		if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
 			/*
 			 * XXX