diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 82573ac722d105194420dab27e7ac158aadc7d04..da58322cbc3aedbc80083a001d18926d5664811a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -971,6 +971,10 @@ struct mlx5e_priv {
 	struct dentry             *dfs_root;
 };
 
+struct mlx5e_dev {
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
+};
+
 struct mlx5e_rx_handlers {
 	mlx5e_fp_handle_rx_cqe handle_rx_cqe;
 	mlx5e_fp_handle_rx_cqe handle_rx_cqe_mpwqe;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.c
index 83adaabf59f5256b0cf102f4327f795ac326f971..03ad3b61dfc78109ddf54d9f743a26b3f1d39008 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.c
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@
 #include "en/devlink.h"
 #include "eswitch.h"
 
+static const struct devlink_ops mlx5e_devlink_ops = {
+};
+
+struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_create_devlink(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev;
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+
+	devlink = devlink_alloc(&mlx5e_devlink_ops, sizeof(*mlx5e_dev), dev);
+	if (!devlink)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	devlink_register(devlink);
+	return devlink_priv(devlink);
+}
+
+void mlx5e_destroy_devlink(struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(mlx5e_dev);
+
+	devlink_unregister(devlink);
+	devlink_free(devlink);
+}
+
 static void
 mlx5e_devlink_get_port_parent_id(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct netdev_phys_item_id *ppid)
 {
@@ -14,14 +37,14 @@ mlx5e_devlink_get_port_parent_id(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct netdev_phys_i
 	memcpy(ppid->id, &parent_id, sizeof(parent_id));
 }
 
-int mlx5e_devlink_port_register(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+int mlx5e_devlink_port_register(struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev,
+				struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(priv->mdev);
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(mlx5e_dev);
 	struct devlink_port_attrs attrs = {};
 	struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid = {};
 	struct devlink_port *dl_port;
 	unsigned int dl_port_index;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (mlx5_core_is_pf(priv->mdev)) {
 		attrs.flavour = DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL;
@@ -42,23 +65,12 @@ int mlx5e_devlink_port_register(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	memset(dl_port, 0, sizeof(*dl_port));
 	devlink_port_attrs_set(dl_port, &attrs);
 
-	if (!(priv->mdev->priv.flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW))
-		devl_lock(devlink);
-	ret = devl_port_register(devlink, dl_port, dl_port_index);
-	if (!(priv->mdev->priv.flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW))
-		devl_unlock(devlink);
-
-	return ret;
+	return devlink_port_register(devlink, dl_port, dl_port_index);
 }
 
 void mlx5e_devlink_port_unregister(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct devlink_port *dl_port = mlx5e_devlink_get_dl_port(priv);
-	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(priv->mdev);
 
-	if (!(priv->mdev->priv.flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW))
-		devl_lock(devlink);
-	devl_port_unregister(dl_port);
-	if (!(priv->mdev->priv.flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW))
-		devl_unlock(devlink);
+	devlink_port_unregister(dl_port);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.h
index 4f238d4fff55cd9bd11f9b46ec28e2a38b64b201..19b1d8e9634ec990ef634de04b052f0bfe06189c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/devlink.h
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 #include <net/devlink.h>
 #include "en.h"
 
-int mlx5e_devlink_port_register(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_create_devlink(struct device *dev);
+void mlx5e_destroy_devlink(struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev);
+int mlx5e_devlink_port_register(struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev,
+				struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_devlink_port_unregister(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 
 static inline struct devlink_port *
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 6bb0fdaa5efa3470421dd22280e053b65caf4de0..1e0afaa31dd0f6c273428510720581d51e11ccab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5876,7 +5876,8 @@ void mlx5e_destroy_netdev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 static int mlx5e_resume(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_adev *edev = container_of(adev, struct mlx5_adev, adev);
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
+	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = mlx5e_dev->priv;
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = edev->mdev;
 	int err;
@@ -5899,7 +5900,8 @@ static int mlx5e_resume(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 
 static int mlx5e_suspend(struct auxiliary_device *adev, pm_message_t state)
 {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
+	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = mlx5e_dev->priv;
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 
@@ -5917,21 +5919,28 @@ static int mlx5e_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 	struct mlx5_adev *edev = container_of(adev, struct mlx5_adev, adev);
 	const struct mlx5e_profile *profile = &mlx5e_nic_profile;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = edev->mdev;
+	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	pm_message_t state = {};
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
 	int err;
 
+	mlx5e_dev = mlx5e_create_devlink(&adev->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(mlx5e_dev))
+		return PTR_ERR(mlx5e_dev);
+	auxiliary_set_drvdata(adev, mlx5e_dev);
+
 	netdev = mlx5e_create_netdev(mdev, profile);
 	if (!netdev) {
 		mlx5_core_err(mdev, "mlx5e_create_netdev failed\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_devlink_unregister;
 	}
 
 	mlx5e_build_nic_netdev(netdev);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	auxiliary_set_drvdata(adev, priv);
+	mlx5e_dev->priv = priv;
 
 	priv->profile = profile;
 	priv->ppriv = NULL;
@@ -5939,7 +5948,7 @@ static int mlx5e_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 	priv->dfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("nic",
 					    mlx5_debugfs_get_dev_root(priv->mdev));
 
-	err = mlx5e_devlink_port_register(priv);
+	err = mlx5e_devlink_port_register(mlx5e_dev, priv);
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_err(mdev, "mlx5e_devlink_port_register failed, %d\n", err);
 		goto err_destroy_netdev;
@@ -5978,12 +5987,15 @@ static int mlx5e_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 err_destroy_netdev:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(priv->dfs_root);
 	mlx5e_destroy_netdev(priv);
+err_devlink_unregister:
+	mlx5e_destroy_devlink(mlx5e_dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
+	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = mlx5e_dev->priv;
 	pm_message_t state = {};
 
 	mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(priv);
@@ -5993,6 +6005,7 @@ static void mlx5e_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 	mlx5e_devlink_port_unregister(priv);
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(priv->dfs_root);
 	mlx5e_destroy_netdev(priv);
+	mlx5e_destroy_devlink(mlx5e_dev);
 }
 
 static const struct auxiliary_device_id mlx5e_id_table[] = {