diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index 12bd221561e575203bb9d2457f9e0e98e26961b9..ba30d38a6caf65df94d949a3e0d6329db376a9dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ static int stmmac_pltfr_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret = stmmac_dvr_remove(ndev);
 
-	if (priv->plat->exit)
-		priv->plat->exit(pdev);
-
 	if (priv->plat->exit)
 		priv->plat->exit(pdev);
 
@@ -218,14 +215,26 @@ static int stmmac_pltfr_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 int stmmac_pltfr_freeze(struct device *dev)
 {
+	int ret;
+	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat_dat = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	struct net_device *ndev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 
-	return stmmac_freeze(ndev);
+	ret = stmmac_freeze(ndev);
+	if (plat_dat->exit)
+		plat_dat->exit(pdev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int stmmac_pltfr_restore(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat_dat = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	struct net_device *ndev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
+
+	if (plat_dat->init)
+		plat_dat->init(pdev);
 
 	return stmmac_restore(ndev);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index cf64031863596d37440cfeba6995ec878895ef6d..f85c93d6e6dab25a8fdd8b5810932891bb3370b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ struct plat_stmmacenet_data {
 	int (*init)(struct platform_device *pdev);
 	void (*exit)(struct platform_device *pdev);
 	void *custom_cfg;
+	void *custom_data;
 	void *bsp_priv;
 };
 #endif