diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c b/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
index 2d1449345959..151c2a3f0b3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct gmii2rgmii {
 
 static int xgmiitorgmii_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	struct gmii2rgmii *priv = phydev->priv;
+	struct gmii2rgmii *priv = mdiodev_get_drvdata(&phydev->mdio);
 	struct mii_bus *bus = priv->mdio->bus;
 	int addr = priv->mdio->addr;
 	u16 val = 0;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int xgmiitorgmii_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	memcpy(&priv->conv_phy_drv, priv->phy_dev->drv,
 	       sizeof(struct phy_driver));
 	priv->conv_phy_drv.read_status = xgmiitorgmii_read_status;
-	priv->phy_dev->priv = priv;
+	mdiodev_set_drvdata(&priv->phy_dev->mdio, priv);
 	priv->phy_dev->drv = &priv->conv_phy_drv;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio.h b/include/linux/mdio.h
index e8242ad88c81..a7604248777b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio.h
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ struct mdio_driver {
 #define to_mdio_driver(d)						\
 	container_of(to_mdio_common_driver(d), struct mdio_driver, mdiodrv)
 
+/* device driver data */
+static inline void mdiodev_set_drvdata(struct mdio_device *mdio, void *data)
+{
+	dev_set_drvdata(&mdio->dev, data);
+}
+
+static inline void *mdiodev_get_drvdata(struct mdio_device *mdio)
+{
+	return dev_get_drvdata(&mdio->dev);
+}
+
 void mdio_device_free(struct mdio_device *mdiodev);
 struct mdio_device *mdio_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr);
 int mdio_device_register(struct mdio_device *mdiodev);