diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h
index a08cfba7e68ed41c69b6e92a6167d229366f479b..365252ab4660ce95c78736228a31f3a5ff9eda8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ void nfp_net_pci_remove(struct nfp_pf *pf);
 int nfp_hwmon_register(struct nfp_pf *pf);
 void nfp_hwmon_unregister(struct nfp_pf *pf);
 
-struct nfp_eth_table_port *
-nfp_net_find_port(struct nfp_eth_table *eth_tbl, unsigned int id);
 void
 nfp_net_get_mac_addr(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct nfp_port *port, unsigned int id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
index c85a2f18c4df9df095427b33b03f248bce218bc3..bfcdada29cc0eb84af6067d3ff3c8b8f92e108a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ nfp_net_get_mac_addr(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct nfp_port *port, unsigned int id)
 	ether_addr_copy(port->netdev->perm_addr, mac_addr);
 }
 
-struct nfp_eth_table_port *
-nfp_net_find_port(struct nfp_eth_table *eth_tbl, unsigned int id)
+static struct nfp_eth_table_port *
+nfp_net_find_port(struct nfp_eth_table *eth_tbl, unsigned int index)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; eth_tbl && i < eth_tbl->count; i++)
-		if (eth_tbl->ports[i].eth_index == id)
+		if (eth_tbl->ports[i].index == index)
 			return &eth_tbl->ports[i];
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void nfp_net_pf_free_vnics(struct nfp_pf *pf)
 static struct nfp_net *
 nfp_net_pf_alloc_vnic(struct nfp_pf *pf, bool needs_netdev,
 		      void __iomem *ctrl_bar, void __iomem *qc_bar,
-		      int stride, unsigned int eth_id)
+		      int stride, unsigned int id)
 {
 	u32 tx_base, rx_base, n_tx_rings, n_rx_rings;
 	struct nfp_net *nn;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ nfp_net_pf_alloc_vnic(struct nfp_pf *pf, bool needs_netdev,
 	nn->stride_tx = stride;
 
 	if (needs_netdev) {
-		err = nfp_app_vnic_init(pf->app, nn, eth_id);
+		err = nfp_app_vnic_init(pf->app, nn, id);
 		if (err) {
 			nfp_net_free(nn);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_port.c
index 776e54dd5dd0508df072dd09c61d4da755147270..e42644dbb86523cef20379a2c93be98a1fdb84b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_port.c
@@ -184,24 +184,24 @@ nfp_port_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *netdev, char *name, size_t len)
 int nfp_port_init_phy_port(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct nfp_app *app,
 			   struct nfp_port *port, unsigned int id)
 {
-	port->eth_id = id;
-	port->eth_port = nfp_net_find_port(pf->eth_tbl, id);
-
 	/* Check if vNIC has external port associated and cfg is OK */
-	if (!port->eth_port) {
+	if (!pf->eth_tbl || id >= pf->eth_tbl->count) {
 		nfp_err(app->cpp,
-			"NSP port entries don't match vNICs (no entry for port #%d)\n",
+			"NSP port entries don't match vNICs (no entry %d)\n",
 			id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (port->eth_port->override_changed) {
+	if (pf->eth_tbl->ports[id].override_changed) {
 		nfp_warn(app->cpp,
 			 "Config changed for port #%d, reboot required before port will be operational\n",
-			 id);
+			 pf->eth_tbl->ports[id].index);
 		port->type = NFP_PORT_INVALID;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	port->eth_port = &pf->eth_tbl->ports[id];
+	port->eth_id = pf->eth_tbl->ports[id].index;
+
 	return 0;
 }