static void arc_emac_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
        struct arc_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       struct phy_device *phy_dev = priv->phy_dev;
+       struct phy_device *phy_dev = ndev->phydev;
        unsigned int reg, state_changed = 0;
 
        if (priv->link != phy_dev->link) {
 static int arc_emac_get_settings(struct net_device *ndev,
                                 struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
-       struct arc_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-       return phy_ethtool_gset(priv->phy_dev, cmd);
+       return phy_ethtool_gset(ndev->phydev, cmd);
 }
 
 /**
 static int arc_emac_set_settings(struct net_device *ndev,
                                 struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
-       struct arc_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
        if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
                return -EPERM;
 
-       return phy_ethtool_sset(priv->phy_dev, cmd);
+       return phy_ethtool_sset(ndev->phydev, cmd);
 }
 
 /**
 static int arc_emac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
        struct arc_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       struct phy_device *phy_dev = priv->phy_dev;
+       struct phy_device *phy_dev = ndev->phydev;
        int i;
 
        phy_dev->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
        /* Enable EMAC */
        arc_reg_or(priv, R_CTRL, EN_MASK);
 
-       phy_start_aneg(priv->phy_dev);
+       phy_start_aneg(ndev->phydev);
 
        netif_start_queue(ndev);
 
        struct device *dev = ndev->dev.parent;
        struct resource res_regs;
        struct device_node *phy_node;
+       struct phy_device *phydev = NULL;
        struct arc_emac_priv *priv;
        const char *mac_addr;
        unsigned int id, clock_frequency, irq;
                goto out_clken;
        }
 
-       priv->phy_dev = of_phy_connect(ndev, phy_node, arc_emac_adjust_link, 0,
-                                      interface);
-       if (!priv->phy_dev) {
+       phydev = of_phy_connect(ndev, phy_node, arc_emac_adjust_link, 0,
+                               interface);
+       if (!phydev) {
                dev_err(dev, "of_phy_connect() failed\n");
                err = -ENODEV;
                goto out_mdio;
        }
 
        dev_info(dev, "connected to %s phy with id 0x%x\n",
-                priv->phy_dev->drv->name, priv->phy_dev->phy_id);
+                phydev->drv->name, phydev->phy_id);
 
        netif_napi_add(ndev, &priv->napi, arc_emac_poll, ARC_EMAC_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 
 
 out_netif_api:
        netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
-       phy_disconnect(priv->phy_dev);
-       priv->phy_dev = NULL;
+       phy_disconnect(phydev);
 out_mdio:
        arc_mdio_remove(priv);
 out_clken:
 {
        struct arc_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
-       phy_disconnect(priv->phy_dev);
-       priv->phy_dev = NULL;
+       phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
        arc_mdio_remove(priv);
        unregister_netdev(ndev);
        netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);