diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi-core.c
index 7dfd86a99c24..1578b6650255 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi-core.c
@@ -292,12 +292,11 @@ static int realtek_smi_write_reg(struct realtek_priv *priv,
  * is when issueing soft reset. Since the device reset as soon as we write
  * that bit, no ACK will come back for natural reasons.
  */
-int realtek_smi_write_reg_noack(struct realtek_priv *priv, u32 addr,
-				u32 data)
+static int realtek_smi_write_reg_noack(struct realtek_priv *priv, u32 addr,
+				       u32 data)
 {
 	return realtek_smi_write_reg(priv, addr, data, false);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(realtek_smi_write_reg_noack);
 
 /* Regmap accessors */
 
@@ -342,8 +341,9 @@ static int realtek_smi_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int regnum,
 	return priv->ops->phy_write(priv, addr, regnum, val);
 }
 
-int realtek_smi_setup_mdio(struct realtek_priv *priv)
+static int realtek_smi_setup_mdio(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
+	struct realtek_priv *priv =  (struct realtek_priv *)ds->priv;
 	struct device_node *mdio_np;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ int realtek_smi_setup_mdio(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 	priv->slave_mii_bus->read = realtek_smi_mdio_read;
 	priv->slave_mii_bus->write = realtek_smi_mdio_write;
 	snprintf(priv->slave_mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "SMI-%d",
-		 priv->ds->index);
+		 ds->index);
 	priv->slave_mii_bus->dev.of_node = mdio_np;
 	priv->slave_mii_bus->parent = priv->dev;
-	priv->ds->slave_mii_bus = priv->slave_mii_bus;
+	ds->slave_mii_bus = priv->slave_mii_bus;
 
 	ret = devm_of_mdiobus_register(priv->dev, priv->slave_mii_bus, mdio_np);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ static int realtek_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->cmd_write = var->cmd_write;
 	priv->ops = var->ops;
 
+	priv->setup_interface = realtek_smi_setup_mdio;
+	priv->write_reg_noack = realtek_smi_write_reg_noack;
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, priv);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h
index 177fff90b8a6..58814de563a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct realtek_priv {
 	struct rtl8366_mib_counter *mib_counters;
 
 	const struct realtek_ops *ops;
+	int			(*setup_interface)(struct dsa_switch *ds);
+	int			(*write_reg_noack)(struct realtek_priv *priv, u32 addr, u32 data);
 
 	int			vlan_enabled;
 	int			vlan4k_enabled;
@@ -115,11 +117,6 @@ struct realtek_variant {
 	size_t chip_data_sz;
 };
 
-/* SMI core calls */
-int realtek_smi_write_reg_noack(struct realtek_priv *priv, u32 addr,
-				u32 data);
-int realtek_smi_setup_mdio(struct realtek_priv *priv);
-
 /* RTL8366 library helpers */
 int rtl8366_mc_is_used(struct realtek_priv *priv, int mc_index, int *used);
 int rtl8366_set_vlan(struct realtek_priv *priv, int vid, u32 member,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
index 6b8797ba80c6..5fb453b5f650 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ static int rtl8365mb_reset_chip(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
-	realtek_smi_write_reg_noack(priv, RTL8365MB_CHIP_RESET_REG,
+	priv->write_reg_noack(priv, RTL8365MB_CHIP_RESET_REG,
 				    FIELD_PREP(RTL8365MB_CHIP_RESET_HW_MASK,
 					       1));
 
@@ -1849,10 +1849,12 @@ static int rtl8365mb_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_teardown_irq;
 
-	ret = realtek_smi_setup_mdio(priv);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
-		goto out_teardown_irq;
+	if (priv->setup_interface) {
+		ret = priv->setup_interface(ds);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
+			goto out_teardown_irq;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Start statistics counter polling */
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c
index 241e6b6ebea5..34e371084d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c
@@ -1030,10 +1030,12 @@ static int rtl8366rb_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (ret)
 		dev_info(priv->dev, "no interrupt support\n");
 
-	ret = realtek_smi_setup_mdio(priv);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_info(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (priv->setup_interface) {
+		ret = priv->setup_interface(ds);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1705,7 +1707,7 @@ static int rtl8366rb_reset_chip(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 	u32 val;
 	int ret;
 
-	realtek_smi_write_reg_noack(priv, RTL8366RB_RESET_CTRL_REG,
+	priv->write_reg_noack(priv, RTL8366RB_RESET_CTRL_REG,
 				    RTL8366RB_CHIP_CTRL_RESET_HW);
 	do {
 		usleep_range(20000, 25000);
