diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h b/target/linux/generic/files/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 78427417a1c..00000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * B53 platform data
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2013 Jonas Gorski <jogo@openwrt.org>
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
- * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
- * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
- * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
- * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#ifndef __B53_H
-#define __B53_H
-
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-
-struct b53_platform_data {
-	u32 chip_id;
-	u16 enabled_ports;
-
-	/* allow to specify an ethX alias */
-	const char *alias;
-
-	/* only used by MMAP'd driver */
-	unsigned big_endian:1;
-	void __iomem *regs;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.14/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.14/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch
index 0ec197fbb00..f9df4755008 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.14/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.14/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch
@@ -126,3 +126,15 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BCM_IPROC)	+= mdio-bcm-iproc.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BCM_UNIMAC)	+= mdio-bcm-unimac.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BITBANG)	+= mdio-bitbang.o
+--- a/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
++++ b/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
+@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ struct b53_platform_data {
+ 	u32 chip_id;
+ 	u16 enabled_ports;
+ 
++	/* allow to specify an ethX alias */
++	const char *alias;
++
+ 	/* only used by MMAP'd driver */
+ 	unsigned big_endian:1;
+ 	void __iomem *regs;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch
index 760ba4fc800..af8840fde2f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/700-swconfig_switch_drivers.patch
@@ -136,3 +136,15 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  header-y += synclink.h
  header-y += sync_file.h
  header-y += sysctl.h
+--- a/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
++++ b/include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
+@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ struct b53_platform_data {
+ 	u32 chip_id;
+ 	u16 enabled_ports;
+ 
++	/* allow to specify an ethX alias */
++	const char *alias;
++
+ 	/* only used by MMAP'd driver */
+ 	unsigned big_endian:1;
+ 	void __iomem *regs;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-3.18/730-phy_b53.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-3.18/730-phy_b53.patch
index 03fc369c9dd..8137693b3c5 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-3.18/730-phy_b53.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-3.18/730-phy_b53.patch
@@ -19,3 +19,42 @@
  obj-$(CONFIG_FIXED_PHY)		+= fixed.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BITBANG)	+= mdio-bitbang.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_GPIO)		+= mdio-gpio.o
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/linux/platform_data/b53.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
++/*
++ * B53 platform data
++ *
++ * Copyright (C) 2013 Jonas Gorski <jogo@openwrt.org>
++ *
++ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
++ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
++ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
++ *
++ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
++ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
++ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
++ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
++ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
++ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
++ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
++ */
++
++#ifndef __B53_H
++#define __B53_H
++
++#include <linux/kernel.h>
++
++struct b53_platform_data {
++	u32 chip_id;
++	u16 enabled_ports;
++
++	/* allow to specify an ethX alias */
++	const char *alias;
++
++	/* only used by MMAP'd driver */
++	unsigned big_endian:1;
++	void __iomem *regs;
++};
++
++#endif