diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
index b206fba092c8..ec1b75f039bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ bool idpf_vport_set_hsplit(const struct idpf_vport *vport, u8 val);
 int idpf_idc_init(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 int idpf_idc_init_aux_core_dev(struct idpf_adapter *adapter,
 			       enum iidc_function_type ftype);
-void idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(struct iidc_rdma_core_dev_info *cdev_info);
+void idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 void idpf_idc_deinit_vport_aux_device(struct iidc_rdma_vport_dev_info *vdev_info);
 void idpf_idc_issue_reset_event(struct iidc_rdma_core_dev_info *cdev_info);
 void idpf_idc_vdev_mtu_event(struct iidc_rdma_vport_dev_info *vdev_info,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c
index bd4785fb8d3e..7e4f4ac92653 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c
@@ -470,10 +470,11 @@ int idpf_idc_init_aux_core_dev(struct idpf_adapter *adapter,
 
 /**
  * idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device - de-initialize Auxiliary Device(s)
- * @cdev_info: IDC core device info pointer
+ * @adapter: driver private data structure
  */
-void idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(struct iidc_rdma_core_dev_info *cdev_info)
+void idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	struct iidc_rdma_core_dev_info *cdev_info = adapter->cdev_info;
 	struct iidc_rdma_priv_dev_info *privd;
 
 	if (!cdev_info)
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ void idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(struct iidc_rdma_core_dev_info *cdev_info)
 	kfree(privd->mapped_mem_regions);
 	kfree(privd);
 	kfree(cdev_info);
+	adapter->cdev_info = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
index d5a877e1fef8..113ecfc16dd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
@@ -3668,7 +3668,7 @@ void idpf_vc_core_deinit(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 
 	idpf_ptp_release(adapter);
 	idpf_deinit_task(adapter);
-	idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(adapter->cdev_info);
+	idpf_idc_deinit_core_aux_device(adapter);
 	idpf_rel_rx_pt_lkup(adapter);
 	idpf_intr_rel(adapter);