diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c
index f09023c1477..0f449b7aae4 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ print_bits(const char *btype, uint32_t *v, const int v_count,
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < v_count * 32; i++) {
 		bool is_set = v[i / 32] & (1 << (i % 32));
-		if (i == 31)
-			v++;
 		if (is_set) {
 			if (num++ == 0)
 				printf("<");