static int xgene_get_settings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       struct phy_device *phydev = pdata->phy_dev;
+       struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
 
        if (pdata->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII) {
                if (phydev == NULL)
 static int xgene_set_settings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       struct phy_device *phydev = pdata->phy_dev;
+       struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
 
        if (pdata->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII) {
                if (!phydev)
 
 {
        struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
        const struct xgene_mac_ops *mac_ops = pdata->mac_ops;
-       struct phy_device *phydev = pdata->phy_dev;
+       struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
 
        if (phydev->link) {
                if (pdata->phy_speed != phydev->speed) {
                        netdev_err(ndev, "Could not connect to PHY\n");
                        return -ENODEV;
                }
-
-               pdata->phy_dev = phy_dev;
        } else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
                struct acpi_device *adev = acpi_phy_find_device(dev);
                if (adev)
-                       pdata->phy_dev =  adev->driver_data;
-
-               phy_dev = pdata->phy_dev;
+                       phy_dev = adev->driver_data;
+               else
+                       phy_dev = NULL;
 
                if (!phy_dev ||
                    phy_connect_direct(ndev, phy_dev, &xgene_enet_adjust_link,
        if (!phy)
                return -EIO;
 
-       pdata->phy_dev = phy;
-
        return ret;
 }
 
 
 void xgene_enet_phy_disconnect(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
-       if (pdata->phy_dev)
-               phy_disconnect(pdata->phy_dev);
+       struct net_device *ndev = pdata->ndev;
+
+       if (ndev->phydev)
+               phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
 }
 
 void xgene_enet_mdio_remove(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
-       if (pdata->phy_dev)
-               phy_disconnect(pdata->phy_dev);
+       struct net_device *ndev = pdata->ndev;
+
+       if (ndev->phydev)
+               phy_disconnect(ndev->phydev);
 
        mdiobus_unregister(pdata->mdio_bus);
        mdiobus_free(pdata->mdio_bus);
 
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       if (pdata->phy_dev) {
-               phy_start(pdata->phy_dev);
+       if (ndev->phydev) {
+               phy_start(ndev->phydev);
        } else {
                schedule_delayed_work(&pdata->link_work, PHY_POLL_LINK_OFF);
                netif_carrier_off(ndev);
        mac_ops->tx_disable(pdata);
        mac_ops->rx_disable(pdata);
 
-       if (pdata->phy_dev)
-               phy_stop(pdata->phy_dev);
+       if (ndev->phydev)
+               phy_stop(ndev->phydev);
        else
                cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pdata->link_work);