diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-meson.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-meson.c
index d225a603e604b7a21b8e5c8d021c971448aa7dcb..cca028d632f611ee99c3396e9f57da3c9360dbe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-meson.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-meson.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/stmmac.h>
 
+#include "stmmac_platform.h"
+
 #define ETHMAC_SPEED_100	BIT(1)
 
 struct meson_dwmac {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ static void *meson6_dwmac_setup(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
 	dwmac->reg = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(dwmac->reg))
-		return dwmac->reg;
+		return ERR_CAST(dwmac->reg);
 
 	return dwmac;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c
index 3aad413e74b4a4ba9dd19012cf85460870840015..e97074cd5800a7c67466b60925cb6dfaf6aaab0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/reset.h>
 #include <linux/stmmac.h>
+
 #include "stmmac.h"
+#include "stmmac_platform.h"
 
 #define SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PHYSEL_ENUM_GMII_MII 0x0
 #define SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PHYSEL_ENUM_RGMII 0x1
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sti.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sti.c
index ccfe7e510418ae269e99e716ccd8a1a246777aa8..ea4069276444dbce32a23ea2e9e717e9272e62c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sti.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sti.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
 
+#include "stmmac_platform.h"
+
 #define DWMAC_125MHZ	125000000
 #define DWMAC_50MHZ	50000000
 #define DWMAC_25MHZ	25000000
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c
index 771cd15fca18c609ca2f727fd122e9d1b41a6e72..a26bda274c66b74948ac9d4b0b1d833a4c7f33f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sunxi.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 
+#include "stmmac_platform.h"
+
 struct sunxi_priv_data {
 	int interface;
 	int clk_enabled;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 709798b6aec3d0e8776eee38af3e34cff795eda1..bd75ee8b27577134dcbdccce7fa5e8d934b3944a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ void stmmac_disable_eee_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_PLATFORM
-extern const struct stmmac_of_data meson6_dwmac_data;
-extern const struct stmmac_of_data sun7i_gmac_data;
-extern const struct stmmac_of_data stih4xx_dwmac_data;
-extern const struct stmmac_of_data stid127_dwmac_data;
-extern const struct stmmac_of_data socfpga_gmac_data;
 extern struct platform_driver stmmac_pltfr_driver;
 
 static inline int stmmac_register_platform(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index f4fe854f3ee3080513db24ae393c443ad694fb57..9f18401022e17eb1ac90f3979298ae3308e24828 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
+
 #include "stmmac.h"
+#include "stmmac_platform.h"
 
 static const struct of_device_id stmmac_dt_ids[] = {
 	/* SoC specific glue layers should come before generic bindings */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..25dd1f7ace02f8ce4ccce1981e19493c52712bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+  Copyright (C) 2007-2009  STMicroelectronics Ltd
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+  more details.
+
+  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
+  the file called "COPYING".
+
+  Author: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@st.com>
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __STMMAC_PLATFORM_H__
+#define __STMMAC_PLATFORM_H__
+
+extern const struct stmmac_of_data meson6_dwmac_data;
+extern const struct stmmac_of_data sun7i_gmac_data;
+extern const struct stmmac_of_data stih4xx_dwmac_data;
+extern const struct stmmac_of_data stid127_dwmac_data;
+extern const struct stmmac_of_data socfpga_gmac_data;
+
+#endif /* __STMMAC_PLATFORM_H__ */