diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac.h
index 902457e436285307998ba398c42c7845a71814df..7d06e3e1abac7a4a7ff57e1266312302e17fcc60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac.h
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ struct temac_local {
 	struct device *dev;
 
 	/* Connection to PHY device */
-	struct phy_device *phy_dev;	/* Pointer to PHY device */
 	struct device_node *phy_node;
 
 	/* MDIO bus data */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index 73970871202283368766f764a56fb7503a31eb0e..8d6a178b03b6a33151598066658d4f722388521e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static void temac_device_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
 static void temac_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	struct phy_device *phy = lp->phy_dev;
+	struct phy_device *phy = ndev->phydev;
 	u32 mii_speed;
 	int link_state;
 
@@ -843,19 +843,20 @@ static irqreturn_t ll_temac_rx_irq(int irq, void *_ndev)
 static int temac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = NULL;
 	int rc;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ndev->dev, "temac_open()\n");
 
 	if (lp->phy_node) {
-		lp->phy_dev = of_phy_connect(lp->ndev, lp->phy_node,
-					     temac_adjust_link, 0, 0);
-		if (!lp->phy_dev) {
+		phydev = of_phy_connect(lp->ndev, lp->phy_node,
+					temac_adjust_link, 0, 0);
+		if (!phydev) {
 			dev_err(lp->dev, "of_phy_connect() failed\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 
-		phy_start(lp->phy_dev);
+		phy_start(phydev);
 	}
 
 	temac_device_reset(ndev);
@@ -872,9 +873,8 @@ static int temac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
  err_rx_irq:
 	free_irq(lp->tx_irq, ndev);
  err_tx_irq:
-	if (lp->phy_dev)
-		phy_disconnect(lp->phy_dev);
-	lp->phy_dev = NULL;
+	if (phydev)
+		phy_disconnect(phydev);
 	dev_err(lp->dev, "request_irq() failed\n");
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -882,15 +882,15 @@ static int temac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 static int temac_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
 
 	dev_dbg(&ndev->dev, "temac_close()\n");
 
 	free_irq(lp->tx_irq, ndev);
 	free_irq(lp->rx_irq, ndev);
 
-	if (lp->phy_dev)
-		phy_disconnect(lp->phy_dev);
-	lp->phy_dev = NULL;
+	if (phydev)
+		phy_disconnect(phydev);
 
 	temac_dma_bd_release(ndev);
 
@@ -916,15 +916,13 @@ temac_poll_controller(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 static int temac_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
-	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
 	if (!netif_running(ndev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!lp->phy_dev)
+	if (!ndev->phydev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(lp->phy_dev, rq, cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(ndev->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops temac_netdev_ops = {
@@ -971,20 +969,17 @@ static const struct attribute_group temac_attr_group = {
 /* ethtool support */
 static int temac_get_settings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	return phy_ethtool_gset(lp->phy_dev, cmd);
+	return phy_ethtool_gset(ndev->phydev, cmd);
 }
 
 static int temac_set_settings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	return phy_ethtool_sset(lp->phy_dev, cmd);
+	return phy_ethtool_sset(ndev->phydev, cmd);
 }
 
 static int temac_nway_reset(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
-	struct temac_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	return phy_start_aneg(lp->phy_dev);
+	return phy_start_aneg(ndev->phydev);
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops temac_ethtool_ops = {