diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index b11cdbcc04ff..e3ed6c5ae801 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 	struct regulator *reg_phy;
 };
 
-void fec_ptp_init(struct net_device *ndev, struct platform_device *pdev);
+void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev);
 void fec_ptp_start_cyclecounter(struct net_device *ndev);
 int fec_ptp_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index c42c42a0cc57..fa4a68fc01cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fec_reset_phy(pdev);
 
 	if (fep->bufdesc_ex)
-		fec_ptp_init(ndev, pdev);
+		fec_ptp_init(pdev);
 
 	ret = fec_enet_init(ndev);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index 25fc960cbf0e..5007e4f9fff9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -347,8 +347,9 @@ static void fec_time_keep(unsigned long _data)
  * cyclecounter init routine and exits.
  */
 
-void fec_ptp_init(struct net_device *ndev, struct platform_device *pdev)
+void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	fep->ptp_caps.owner = THIS_MODULE;