diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
index 036428348faa3e5b58cd261b9f0ec45e0ad3e4fc..0076f770e637d922f620cb7c9774fbeb2798f226 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ config STMMAC_ETH
 if STMMAC_ETH
 
 config STMMAC_PLATFORM
-	tristate "STMMAC platform bus support"
+	bool "STMMAC Platform bus support"
 	depends on STMMAC_ETH
-	default y
 	---help---
 	  This selects the platform specific bus support for
 	  the stmmac device driver. This is the driver used
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ config STMMAC_PLATFORM
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config STMMAC_PCI
-	tristate "STMMAC support on PCI bus (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "STMMAC PCI bus support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on STMMAC_ETH && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 	  This is to select the Synopsys DWMAC available on PCI devices,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 6b5d060ee9def7dd5fb5a8edac7037cc71bd869b..6d07ba2c86615f632071ac097c7a0bac7851529f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ extern int stmmac_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev);
 extern void stmmac_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 extern const struct stmmac_desc_ops enh_desc_ops;
 extern const struct stmmac_desc_ops ndesc_ops;
-
+extern struct pci_driver stmmac_pci_driver;
+extern struct platform_driver stmmac_pltfr_driver;
 int stmmac_freeze(struct net_device *ndev);
 int stmmac_restore(struct net_device *ndev);
 int stmmac_resume(struct net_device *ndev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index ea33eae22eebb56a670f112717249a6721cdbd16..36385695141236a63eeed4cb8d769d670ca1e8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -2093,6 +2094,30 @@ int stmmac_restore(struct net_device *ndev)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
+static int __init stmmac_init(void)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	err = platform_driver_register(&stmmac_pltfr_driver);
+
+	if (!err) {
+		err = pci_register_driver(&stmmac_pci_driver);
+		if (err)
+			platform_driver_unregister(&stmmac_pltfr_driver);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void __exit stmmac_exit(void)
+{
+	pci_unregister_driver(&stmmac_pci_driver);
+	platform_driver_unregister(&stmmac_pltfr_driver);
+}
+
+module_init(stmmac_init);
+module_exit(stmmac_exit);
+
 #ifndef MODULE
 static int __init stmmac_cmdline_opt(char *str)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c
index 58fab5303e9cb45daaf4c134900dbb4ea47b60d8..cf826e6b6aa1d21eee5703d1b7edbcaef7b8e1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE(stmmac_id_table) = {
 
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, stmmac_id_table);
 
-static struct pci_driver stmmac_driver = {
+struct pci_driver stmmac_pci_driver = {
 	.name = STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME,
 	.id_table = stmmac_id_table,
 	.probe = stmmac_pci_probe,
@@ -190,33 +190,6 @@ static struct pci_driver stmmac_driver = {
 #endif
 };
 
-/**
- * stmmac_init_module - Entry point for the driver
- * Description: This function is the entry point for the driver.
- */
-static int __init stmmac_init_module(void)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = pci_register_driver(&stmmac_driver);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		pr_err("%s: ERROR: driver registration failed\n", __func__);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * stmmac_cleanup_module - Cleanup routine for the driver
- * Description: This function is the cleanup routine for the driver.
- */
-static void __exit stmmac_cleanup_module(void)
-{
-	pci_unregister_driver(&stmmac_driver);
-}
-
-module_init(stmmac_init_module);
-module_exit(stmmac_cleanup_module);
-
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("STMMAC 10/100/1000 Ethernet PCI driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Rayagond Kokatanur <rayagond.kokatanur@vayavyalabs.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@st.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index 3dd8f08038086896121e9e0031b7ea5af32778b1..680d2b8dfe27990852849744426e115b27e41e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id stmmac_dt_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, stmmac_dt_ids);
 
-static struct platform_driver stmmac_driver = {
+struct platform_driver stmmac_pltfr_driver = {
 	.probe = stmmac_pltfr_probe,
 	.remove = stmmac_pltfr_remove,
 	.driver = {
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ static struct platform_driver stmmac_driver = {
 		   },
 };
 
-module_platform_driver(stmmac_driver);
-
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("STMMAC 10/100/1000 Ethernet PLATFORM driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@st.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");