DP83822_ENERGY_DET_INT_EN |
                                DP83822_LINK_QUAL_INT_EN);
 
-               /* Private data pointer is NULL on DP83825 */
-               if (!dp83822 || !dp83822->fx_enabled)
+               if (!dp83822->fx_enabled)
                        misr_status |= DP83822_ANEG_COMPLETE_INT_EN |
                                       DP83822_DUP_MODE_CHANGE_INT_EN |
                                       DP83822_SPEED_CHANGED_INT_EN;
                                DP83822_PAGE_RX_INT_EN |
                                DP83822_EEE_ERROR_CHANGE_INT_EN);
 
-               /* Private data pointer is NULL on DP83825 */
-               if (!dp83822 || !dp83822->fx_enabled)
+               if (!dp83822->fx_enabled)
                        misr_status |= DP83822_ANEG_ERR_INT_EN |
                                       DP83822_WOL_PKT_INT_EN;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int dp83822_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
+static int dp8382x_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
        struct dp83822_private *dp83822;
-       int ret;
 
        dp83822 = devm_kzalloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, sizeof(*dp83822),
                               GFP_KERNEL);
 
        phydev->priv = dp83822;
 
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int dp83822_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       struct dp83822_private *dp83822;
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = dp8382x_probe(phydev);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       dp83822 = phydev->priv;
+
        ret = dp83822_read_straps(phydev);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
 static int dp83826_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-       struct dp83822_private *dp83822;
-
-       dp83822 = devm_kzalloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, sizeof(*dp83822),
-                              GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!dp83822)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       int ret;
 
-       phydev->priv = dp83822;
+       ret = dp8382x_probe(phydev);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        dp83826_of_init(phydev);
 
                PHY_ID_MATCH_MODEL(_id),                        \
                .name           = (_name),                      \
                /* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */                        \
+               .probe          = dp8382x_probe,                \
                .soft_reset     = dp83822_phy_reset,            \
                .config_init    = dp8382x_config_init,          \
                .get_wol = dp83822_get_wol,                     \