diff --git a/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug.c b/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug.c
index fe4910bc0f96..c1e1c4f254ce 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct mlxreg_hotplug_priv_data {
 	bool after_probe;
 };
 
-static int mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(struct device *dev,
+static int mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(struct mlxreg_hotplug_priv_data *priv,
 					struct mlxreg_core_data *data)
 {
 	/*
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(struct device *dev,
 
 	data->hpdev.adapter = i2c_get_adapter(data->hpdev.nr);
 	if (!data->hpdev.adapter) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to get adapter for bus %d\n",
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "Failed to get adapter for bus %d\n",
 			data->hpdev.nr);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(struct device *dev,
 	data->hpdev.client = i2c_new_device(data->hpdev.adapter,
 					    data->hpdev.brdinfo);
 	if (!data->hpdev.client) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to create client %s at bus %d at addr 0x%02x\n",
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "Failed to create client %s at bus %d at addr 0x%02x\n",
 			data->hpdev.brdinfo->type, data->hpdev.nr,
 			data->hpdev.brdinfo->addr);
 
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ mlxreg_hotplug_work_helper(struct mlxreg_hotplug_priv_data *priv,
 			if (item->inversed)
 				mlxreg_hotplug_device_destroy(data);
 			else
-				mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(priv->dev, data);
+				mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(priv, data);
 		} else {
 			if (item->inversed)
-				mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(priv->dev, data);
+				mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(priv, data);
 			else
 				mlxreg_hotplug_device_destroy(data);
 		}
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ mlxreg_hotplug_health_work_helper(struct mlxreg_hotplug_priv_data *priv,
 		if (regval == MLXREG_HOTPLUG_HEALTH_MASK) {
 			if ((data->health_cntr++ == MLXREG_HOTPLUG_RST_CNTR) ||
 			    !priv->after_probe) {
-				mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(priv->dev, data);
+				mlxreg_hotplug_device_create(priv, data);
 				data->attached = true;
 			}
 		} else {