diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index b358ecc67227..0eff5d4fe35d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void xemaclite_aligned_read(u32 *src_ptr, u8 *dest_ptr,
 
 		/* Read the remaining data */
 		for (; length > 0; length--)
-			*to_u8_ptr = *from_u8_ptr;
+			*to_u8_ptr++ = *from_u8_ptr++;
 	}
 }