diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_mdio.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_mdio.c
index 75bb4d941c4..5934befc9e0 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_mdio.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/b53/b53_mdio.c
@@ -273,47 +273,34 @@ static struct b53_io_ops b53_mdio_ops = {
 
 static int b53_phy_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	struct b53_device dev;
+	struct b53_device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* allow the generic phy driver to take over */
 	if (phydev->mdio.addr != B53_PSEUDO_PHY && phydev->mdio.addr != 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	dev.current_page = 0xff;
-	dev.priv = phydev->mdio.bus;
-	dev.ops = &b53_mdio_ops;
-	dev.pdata = NULL;
-	mutex_init(&dev.reg_mutex);
+	dev = b53_switch_alloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, &b53_mdio_ops, phydev->mdio.bus);
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = b53_switch_detect(&dev);
+	dev->current_page = 0xff;
+	dev->priv = phydev->mdio.bus;
+	dev->ops = &b53_mdio_ops;
+	dev->pdata = NULL;
+	mutex_init(&dev->reg_mutex);
+
+	ret = b53_switch_detect(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (is5325(&dev) || is5365(&dev))
+	if (is5325(dev) || is5365(dev))
 		phydev->supported = SUPPORTED_100baseT_Full;
 	else
 		phydev->supported = SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Full;
 
 	phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
 
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int b53_phy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	struct b53_device *dev;
-	int ret;
-
-	dev = b53_switch_alloc(&phydev->mdio.dev, &b53_mdio_ops, phydev->mdio.bus);
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* we don't use page 0xff, so force a page set */
-	dev->current_page = 0xff;
-	/* force the ethX as alias */
-	dev->sw_dev.alias = phydev->attached_dev->name;
-
 	ret = b53_switch_register(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to register switch: %i\n", ret);
@@ -325,6 +312,18 @@ static int b53_phy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int b53_phy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	struct b53_device *dev = phydev->priv;
+
+	/* we don't use page 0xff, so force a page set */
+	dev->current_page = 0xff;
+	/* force the ethX as alias */
+	dev->sw_dev.alias = phydev->attached_dev->name;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void b53_phy_remove(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct b53_device *priv = phydev->priv;