diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
index f3ac2875adfb..477ceefde2c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
 
 /* Internal structure for MAC-PHY drivers */
 struct oa_tc6 {
-	struct device *dev;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	struct mii_bus *mdiobus;
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
 	tc6->mdiobus->read_c45 = oa_tc6_mdiobus_read_c45;
 	tc6->mdiobus->write_c45 = oa_tc6_mdiobus_write_c45;
 	tc6->mdiobus->name = "oa-tc6-mdiobus";
-	tc6->mdiobus->parent = tc6->dev;
+	tc6->mdiobus->parent = &tc6->spi->dev;
 
 	snprintf(tc6->mdiobus->id, ARRAY_SIZE(tc6->mdiobus->id), "%s",
 		 dev_name(&tc6->spi->dev));