diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index d3fc86cd3c1d3e97b827cb4dde2210cb5e891ea1..3ae246391549e7e84abf17840e86c20a05659225 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ static int mlx4_init_port_info(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int port)
 	 */
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX4_EN) &&
 	    dev->caps.port_type[port] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH)
-		devlink_port_type_eth_set(&info->devlink_port, NULL);
+		devlink_port_type_eth_set(&info->devlink_port);
 	else if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX4_INFINIBAND) &&
 		 dev->caps.port_type[port] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_IB)
 		devlink_port_type_ib_set(&info->devlink_port, NULL);
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 6c55aabaedf198d8cc77c3c6d916088a1845e177..b1582b32183a81bb79e6ade5978e5af97cc5f419 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1582,8 +1582,7 @@ int devlink_port_register(struct devlink *devlink,
 			  unsigned int port_index);
 void devl_port_unregister(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
 void devlink_port_unregister(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
-void devlink_port_type_eth_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
-			       struct net_device *netdev);
+void devlink_port_type_eth_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
 void devlink_port_type_ib_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 			      struct ib_device *ibdev);
 void devlink_port_type_clear(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 6f06c05c7b1a4044d76f25b05d649bf53fe1a071..70a374c828ae91c37b7c08283acdb8277a8029b6 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -10097,17 +10097,15 @@ static void __devlink_port_type_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
  *	devlink_port_type_eth_set - Set port type to Ethernet
  *
  *	@devlink_port: devlink port
- *	@netdev: related netdevice
+ *
+ *	If driver is calling this, most likely it is doing something wrong.
  */
-void devlink_port_type_eth_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
-			       struct net_device *netdev)
+void devlink_port_type_eth_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port)
 {
-	if (!netdev)
-		dev_warn(devlink_port->devlink->dev,
-			 "devlink port type for port %d set to Ethernet without a software interface reference, device type not supported by the kernel?\n",
-			 devlink_port->index);
-
-	__devlink_port_type_set(devlink_port, DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_ETH, netdev,
+	dev_warn(devlink_port->devlink->dev,
+		 "devlink port type for port %d set to Ethernet without a software interface reference, device type not supported by the kernel?\n",
+		 devlink_port->index);
+	__devlink_port_type_set(devlink_port, DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_ETH, NULL,
 				false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_type_eth_set);
@@ -10130,9 +10128,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_type_ib_set);
  *	devlink_port_type_clear - Clear port type
  *
  *	@devlink_port: devlink port
+ *
+ *	If driver is calling this for clearing Ethernet type, most likely
+ *	it is doing something wrong.
  */
 void devlink_port_type_clear(struct devlink_port *devlink_port)
 {
+	if (devlink_port->type == DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_ETH)
+		dev_warn(devlink_port->devlink->dev,
+			 "devlink port type for port %d cleared without a software interface reference, device type not supported by the kernel?\n",
+			 devlink_port->index);
 	__devlink_port_type_set(devlink_port, DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_NOTSET, NULL,
 				false);
 }