diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index f42256768700..be52c30c2ad6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ struct mlx5e_priv {
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_dev {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
+	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct devlink_port dl_port;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index e50525b771bc..9f8d95f8915e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -6655,8 +6655,8 @@ static int _mlx5e_resume(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_adev *edev = container_of(adev, struct mlx5_adev, adev);
 	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = mlx5e_dev->priv;
-	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(mlx5e_dev->netdev);
+	struct net_device *netdev = mlx5e_dev->netdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = edev->mdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *pos, *to;
 	int err, i;
@@ -6702,10 +6702,11 @@ static int mlx5e_resume(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 
 static int _mlx5e_suspend(struct auxiliary_device *adev, bool pre_netdev_reg)
 {
+	struct mlx5_adev *edev = container_of(adev, struct mlx5_adev, 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;
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(mlx5e_dev->netdev);
+	struct net_device *netdev = mlx5e_dev->netdev;
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = edev->mdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *pos;
 	int i;
 
@@ -6766,11 +6767,11 @@ static int _mlx5e_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 		goto err_devlink_port_unregister;
 	}
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVLINK_PORT(netdev, &mlx5e_dev->dl_port);
+	mlx5e_dev->netdev = netdev;
 
 	mlx5e_build_nic_netdev(netdev);
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	mlx5e_dev->priv = priv;
 
 	priv->profile = profile;
 	priv->ppriv = NULL;
@@ -6833,7 +6834,8 @@ static void _mlx5e_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_adev *edev = container_of(adev, struct mlx5_adev, adev);
 	struct mlx5e_dev *mlx5e_dev = auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = mlx5e_dev->priv;
+	struct net_device *netdev = mlx5e_dev->netdev;
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = edev->mdev;
 
 	mlx5_core_uplink_netdev_set(mdev, NULL);
@@ -6842,8 +6844,8 @@ static void _mlx5e_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 	 * if it's from legacy mode. If from switchdev mode, it
 	 * is already unregistered before changing to NIC profile.
 	 */
-	if (priv->netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) {
-		unregister_netdev(priv->netdev);
+	if (netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) {
+		unregister_netdev(netdev);
 		_mlx5e_suspend(adev, false);
 	} else {
 		struct mlx5_core_dev *pos;