diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/if_zyd.c b/sys/dev/usb/if_zyd.c
index 6aab866c611..509d33c39e7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/if_zyd.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/if_zyd.c
@@ -2505,8 +2505,7 @@ zyd_init(void *priv)
 		return;
 
 	/* promiscuous mode */
-	(void)zyd_write32(sc, ZYD_MAC_SNIFFER,
-	    (ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_MONITOR) ? 1 : 0);
+	(void)zyd_write32(sc, ZYD_MAC_SNIFFER, 0);
 
 	/* multicast setup */
 	(void)zyd_set_multi(sc);