diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index b42f1a5f95f3ba6fb80d20e0cb7b8d40c7f6769f..106a9f067f94f8a2d12d2c0b99fa4c6a6460220a 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const struct dsa_device_ops *dsa_resolve_tag_protocol(int tag_protocol);
 /* slave.c */
 extern const struct dsa_device_ops notag_netdev_ops;
 void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds);
+void dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_init(struct ethtool_ops *ops);
 int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 		     int port, const char *name);
 void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev);
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index a51dfedf0014dbf104de3e8811be5e7989de33a0..8d159932e082728644cb4246a5a05171835cd2f8 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -865,6 +865,13 @@ static void dsa_slave_poll_controller(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
+void dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_init(struct ethtool_ops *ops)
+{
+	ops->get_sset_count = dsa_cpu_port_get_sset_count;
+	ops->get_ethtool_stats = dsa_cpu_port_get_ethtool_stats;
+	ops->get_strings = dsa_cpu_port_get_strings;
+}
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops dsa_slave_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_settings		= dsa_slave_get_settings,
 	.set_settings		= dsa_slave_set_settings,
@@ -1124,12 +1131,7 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 		       sizeof(struct ethtool_ops));
 		memcpy(&dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_ops, &dst->master_ethtool_ops,
 		       sizeof(struct ethtool_ops));
-		dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_ops.get_sset_count =
-					dsa_cpu_port_get_sset_count;
-		dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_ops.get_ethtool_stats =
-					dsa_cpu_port_get_ethtool_stats;
-		dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_ops.get_strings =
-					dsa_cpu_port_get_strings;
+		dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_init(&dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_ops);
 		master->ethtool_ops = &dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_ops;
 	}
 	eth_hw_addr_inherit(slave_dev, master);