diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c
index c2c4677451a9..9fabb2dfc972 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c
@@ -1474,10 +1474,10 @@ static struct fman_mac *dtsec_config(struct fman_mac_params *params)
 }
 
 int dtsec_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			 struct device_node *mac_node)
+			 struct device_node *mac_node,
+			 struct fman_mac_params *params)
 {
 	int			err;
-	struct fman_mac_params	params;
 	struct fman_mac		*dtsec;
 	struct device_node	*phy_node;
 
@@ -1495,11 +1495,7 @@ int dtsec_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
 	mac_dev->enable			= dtsec_enable;
 	mac_dev->disable		= dtsec_disable;
 
-	err = set_fman_mac_params(mac_dev, &params);
-	if (err)
-		goto _return;
-
-	mac_dev->fman_mac = dtsec_config(&params);
+	mac_dev->fman_mac = dtsec_config(params);
 	if (!mac_dev->fman_mac) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto _return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.h
index cf3e683c089c..8c72d280c51a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 struct mac_device;
 
 int dtsec_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			 struct device_node *mac_node);
+			 struct device_node *mac_node,
+			 struct fman_mac_params *params);
 
 #endif /* __DTSEC_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
index 5c0b837ebcbc..7121be0f958b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
@@ -1154,11 +1154,11 @@ static struct fman_mac *memac_config(struct fman_mac_params *params)
 }
 
 int memac_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			 struct device_node *mac_node)
+			 struct device_node *mac_node,
+			 struct fman_mac_params *params)
 {
 	int			 err;
 	struct device_node	*phy_node;
-	struct fman_mac_params	 params;
 	struct fixed_phy_status *fixed_link;
 	struct fman_mac		*memac;
 
@@ -1176,14 +1176,10 @@ int memac_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
 	mac_dev->enable			= memac_enable;
 	mac_dev->disable		= memac_disable;
 
-	err = set_fman_mac_params(mac_dev, &params);
-	if (err)
-		goto _return;
+	if (params->max_speed == SPEED_10000)
+		params->phy_if = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII;
 
-	if (params.max_speed == SPEED_10000)
-		params.phy_if = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_XGMII;
-
-	mac_dev->fman_mac = memac_config(&params);
+	mac_dev->fman_mac = memac_config(params);
 	if (!mac_dev->fman_mac) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto _return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.h
index a58215a3b1d9..5a3a14f9684f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 struct mac_device;
 
 int memac_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			 struct device_node *mac_node);
+			 struct device_node *mac_node,
+			 struct fman_mac_params *params);
 
 #endif /* __MEMAC_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
index 32ee1674ff2f..f34f89e46a6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
@@ -783,10 +783,10 @@ static struct fman_mac *tgec_config(struct fman_mac_params *params)
 }
 
 int tgec_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			struct device_node *mac_node)
+			struct device_node *mac_node,
+			struct fman_mac_params *params)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct fman_mac_params	params;
 	struct fman_mac		*tgec;
 
 	mac_dev->set_promisc		= tgec_set_promiscuous;
@@ -803,11 +803,7 @@ int tgec_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
 	mac_dev->enable			= tgec_enable;
 	mac_dev->disable		= tgec_disable;
 
-	err = set_fman_mac_params(mac_dev, &params);
-	if (err)
-		goto _return;
-
-	mac_dev->fman_mac = tgec_config(&params);
+	mac_dev->fman_mac = tgec_config(params);
 	if (!mac_dev->fman_mac) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto _return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.h
index 2e45b9fea352..768b8d165e05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 struct mac_device;
 
 int tgec_initialization(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			struct device_node *mac_node);
+			struct device_node *mac_node,
+			struct fman_mac_params *params);
 
 #endif /* __TGEC_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
index 62af81c0c942..fb04c1f9cd3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
@@ -57,25 +57,6 @@ static void mac_exception(void *handle, enum fman_mac_exceptions ex)
 		__func__, ex);
 }
 
-int set_fman_mac_params(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			struct fman_mac_params *params)
-{
-	struct mac_priv_s *priv = mac_dev->priv;
-
-	params->base_addr = mac_dev->vaddr;
-	memcpy(&params->addr, mac_dev->addr, sizeof(mac_dev->addr));
-	params->max_speed	= priv->max_speed;
-	params->phy_if		= mac_dev->phy_if;
-	params->basex_if	= false;
-	params->mac_id		= priv->cell_index;
-	params->fm		= (void *)priv->fman;
-	params->exception_cb	= mac_exception;
-	params->event_cb	= mac_exception;
-	params->dev_id		= mac_dev;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int fman_set_multi(struct net_device *net_dev, struct mac_device *mac_dev)
 {
 	struct mac_priv_s	*priv;
@@ -294,13 +275,15 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mac_match);
 static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
 {
 	int			 err, i, nph;
-	int (*init)(struct mac_device *mac_dev, struct device_node *mac_node);
+	int (*init)(struct mac_device *mac_dev, struct device_node *mac_node,
+		    struct fman_mac_params *params);
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct device_node	*mac_node, *dev_node;
 	struct mac_device	*mac_dev;
 	struct platform_device	*of_dev;
 	struct resource		*res;
 	struct mac_priv_s	*priv;
+	struct fman_mac_params	 params;
 	u32			 val;
 	u8			fman_id;
 	phy_interface_t          phy_if;
@@ -474,7 +457,18 @@ static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
 	/* Get the rest of the PHY information */
 	mac_dev->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(mac_node, "phy-handle", 0);
 
-	err = init(mac_dev, mac_node);
+	params.base_addr = mac_dev->vaddr;
+	memcpy(&params.addr, mac_dev->addr, sizeof(mac_dev->addr));
+	params.max_speed	= priv->max_speed;
+	params.phy_if		= mac_dev->phy_if;
+	params.basex_if		= false;
+	params.mac_id		= priv->cell_index;
+	params.fm		= (void *)priv->fman;
+	params.exception_cb	= mac_exception;
+	params.event_cb		= mac_exception;
+	params.dev_id		= mac_dev;
+
+	err = init(mac_dev, mac_node, &params);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "mac_dev->init() = %d\n", err);
 		of_node_put(mac_dev->phy_node);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.h
index 7aa71b05bd3e..c5fb4d46210f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ int fman_set_mac_active_pause(struct mac_device *mac_dev, bool rx, bool tx);
 
 void fman_get_pause_cfg(struct mac_device *mac_dev, bool *rx_pause,
 			bool *tx_pause);
-int set_fman_mac_params(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
-			struct fman_mac_params *params);
 int fman_set_multi(struct net_device *net_dev, struct mac_device *mac_dev);
 
 #endif	/* __MAC_H */
