diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index ecf47107146d..4719d40a63ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ 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++;
 	}
 }