diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index dfe18dcd008d..9a09109da8cc 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static void i3c_master_free_i2c_dev(struct i2c_dev_desc *dev)
 
 static struct i2c_dev_desc *
 i3c_master_alloc_i2c_dev(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
-			 const struct i2c_dev_boardinfo *boardinfo)
+			 u16 addr, u8 lvr)
 {
 	struct i2c_dev_desc *dev;
 
@@ -618,9 +618,8 @@ i3c_master_alloc_i2c_dev(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	dev->common.master = master;
-	dev->boardinfo = boardinfo;
-	dev->addr = boardinfo->base.addr;
-	dev->lvr = boardinfo->lvr;
+	dev->addr = addr;
+	dev->lvr = lvr;
 
 	return dev;
 }
@@ -694,7 +693,7 @@ i3c_master_find_i2c_dev_by_addr(const struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 	struct i2c_dev_desc *dev;
 
 	i3c_bus_for_each_i2cdev(&master->bus, dev) {
-		if (dev->boardinfo->base.addr == addr)
+		if (dev->addr == addr)
 			return dev;
 	}
 
@@ -1689,7 +1688,9 @@ static int i3c_master_bus_init(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 					     i2cboardinfo->base.addr,
 					     I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I2C_DEV);
 
-		i2cdev = i3c_master_alloc_i2c_dev(master, i2cboardinfo);
+		i2cdev = i3c_master_alloc_i2c_dev(master,
+						  i2cboardinfo->base.addr,
+						  i2cboardinfo->lvr);
 		if (IS_ERR(i2cdev)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(i2cdev);
 			goto err_detach_devs;
@@ -2175,6 +2176,7 @@ static int i3c_master_i2c_adapter_init(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adap = i3c_master_to_i2c_adapter(master);
 	struct i2c_dev_desc *i2cdev;
+	struct i2c_dev_boardinfo *i2cboardinfo;
 	int ret;
 
 	adap->dev.parent = master->dev.parent;
@@ -2194,8 +2196,8 @@ static int i3c_master_i2c_adapter_init(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 	 * We silently ignore failures here. The bus should keep working
 	 * correctly even if one or more i2c devices are not registered.
 	 */
-	i3c_bus_for_each_i2cdev(&master->bus, i2cdev)
-		i2cdev->dev = i2c_new_client_device(adap, &i2cdev->boardinfo->base);
+	list_for_each_entry(i2cboardinfo, &master->boardinfo.i2c, node)
+		i2cdev->dev = i2c_new_client_device(adap, &i2cboardinfo->base);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/i3c/master.h b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
index 9cb39d901cd5..604a126b78c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/i3c/master.h
+++ b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct i2c_dev_boardinfo {
  */
 struct i2c_dev_desc {
 	struct i3c_i2c_dev_desc common;
-	const struct i2c_dev_boardinfo *boardinfo;
 	struct i2c_client *dev;
 	u16 addr;
 	u8 lvr;