diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index bbb77cd8ad6776df47d01549cceb7165735c15f0..ce0b0caee35beb3aca83a97f04e5fb0e0f8d35f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ struct cpsw_priv {
 	spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct platform_device		*pdev;
 	struct net_device		*ndev;
-	struct device_node		*phy_node;
 	struct napi_struct		napi_rx;
 	struct napi_struct		napi_tx;
 	struct device			*dev;
@@ -1148,8 +1147,8 @@ static void cpsw_slave_open(struct cpsw_slave *slave, struct cpsw_priv *priv)
 		cpsw_ale_add_mcast(priv->ale, priv->ndev->broadcast,
 				   1 << slave_port, 0, 0, ALE_MCAST_FWD_2);
 
-	if (priv->phy_node)
-		slave->phy = of_phy_connect(priv->ndev, priv->phy_node,
+	if (slave->data->phy_node)
+		slave->phy = of_phy_connect(priv->ndev, slave->data->phy_node,
 				 &cpsw_adjust_link, 0, slave->data->phy_if);
 	else
 		slave->phy = phy_connect(priv->ndev, slave->data->phy_id,
@@ -1940,12 +1939,11 @@ static void cpsw_slave_init(struct cpsw_slave *slave, struct cpsw_priv *priv,
 	slave->port_vlan = data->dual_emac_res_vlan;
 }
 
-static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_priv *priv,
+static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
 			 struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct device_node *slave_node;
-	struct cpsw_platform_data *data = &priv->data;
 	int i = 0, ret;
 	u32 prop;
 
@@ -2033,7 +2031,8 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_priv *priv,
 		if (strcmp(slave_node->name, "slave"))
 			continue;
 
-		priv->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(slave_node, "phy-handle", 0);
+		slave_data->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(slave_node,
+							"phy-handle", 0);
 		parp = of_get_property(slave_node, "phy_id", &lenp);
 		if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(slave_node)) {
 			struct device_node *phy_node;
@@ -2275,7 +2274,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Select default pin state */
 	pinctrl_pm_select_default_state(&pdev->dev);
 
-	if (cpsw_probe_dt(priv, pdev)) {
+	if (cpsw_probe_dt(&priv->data, pdev)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cpsw: platform data missing\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto clean_runtime_disable_ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.h
index 442a7038e660c877b1cc7509efab7df214a25a87..e50afd1b2eda09d87a94b100646d774de52f32b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 
 struct cpsw_slave_data {
+	struct device_node *phy_node;
 	char		phy_id[MII_BUS_ID_SIZE];
 	int		phy_if;
 	u8		mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];