diff --git a/src/host/modem/ModemV24.cpp b/src/host/modem/ModemV24.cpp
index e7383bfa..d3b8527b 100644
--- a/src/host/modem/ModemV24.cpp
+++ b/src/host/modem/ModemV24.cpp
@@ -1915,7 +1915,6 @@ void ModemV24::ackStartOfStreamTIA()
 
     // generate block header
     BlockHeader hdr = BlockHeader();
-    hdr.setPayloadType(false);
     hdr.setBlockType(BlockType::START_OF_STREAM_ACK);
     hdr.encode(buffer + 1U);
     length += BlockHeader::LENGTH;