diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index c22d1118a133..44525e9b09c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ struct control_buf {
 	u8 allmulti;
 	__virtio16 vid;
 	__virtio64 offloads;
-	struct virtio_net_ctrl_rss rss;
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_tx coal_tx;
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_rx coal_rx;
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_vq coal_vq;
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@ struct virtnet_info {
 	u16 rss_indir_table_size;
 	u32 rss_hash_types_supported;
 	u32 rss_hash_types_saved;
+	struct virtio_net_ctrl_rss rss;
 
 	/* Has control virtqueue */
 	bool has_cvq;
@@ -3087,17 +3087,17 @@ static bool virtnet_commit_rss_command(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 	sg_init_table(sgs, 4);
 
 	sg_buf_size = offsetof(struct virtio_net_ctrl_rss, indirection_table);
-	sg_set_buf(&sgs[0], &vi->ctrl->rss, sg_buf_size);
+	sg_set_buf(&sgs[0], &vi->rss, sg_buf_size);
 
-	sg_buf_size = sizeof(uint16_t) * (vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table_mask + 1);
-	sg_set_buf(&sgs[1], vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table, sg_buf_size);
+	sg_buf_size = sizeof(uint16_t) * (vi->rss.indirection_table_mask + 1);
+	sg_set_buf(&sgs[1], vi->rss.indirection_table, sg_buf_size);
 
 	sg_buf_size = offsetof(struct virtio_net_ctrl_rss, key)
 			- offsetof(struct virtio_net_ctrl_rss, max_tx_vq);
-	sg_set_buf(&sgs[2], &vi->ctrl->rss.max_tx_vq, sg_buf_size);
+	sg_set_buf(&sgs[2], &vi->rss.max_tx_vq, sg_buf_size);
 
 	sg_buf_size = vi->rss_key_size;
-	sg_set_buf(&sgs[3], vi->ctrl->rss.key, sg_buf_size);
+	sg_set_buf(&sgs[3], vi->rss.key, sg_buf_size);
 
 	if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ,
 				  vi->has_rss ? VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_RSS_CONFIG
@@ -3113,21 +3113,21 @@ static void virtnet_init_default_rss(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 	u32 indir_val = 0;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	vi->ctrl->rss.hash_types = vi->rss_hash_types_supported;
+	vi->rss.hash_types = vi->rss_hash_types_supported;
 	vi->rss_hash_types_saved = vi->rss_hash_types_supported;
-	vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table_mask = vi->rss_indir_table_size
+	vi->rss.indirection_table_mask = vi->rss_indir_table_size
 						? vi->rss_indir_table_size - 1 : 0;
-	vi->ctrl->rss.unclassified_queue = 0;
+	vi->rss.unclassified_queue = 0;
 
 	for (; i < vi->rss_indir_table_size; ++i) {
 		indir_val = ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(i, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
-		vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table[i] = indir_val;
+		vi->rss.indirection_table[i] = indir_val;
 	}
 
-	vi->ctrl->rss.max_tx_vq = vi->has_rss ? vi->curr_queue_pairs : 0;
-	vi->ctrl->rss.hash_key_length = vi->rss_key_size;
+	vi->rss.max_tx_vq = vi->has_rss ? vi->curr_queue_pairs : 0;
+	vi->rss.hash_key_length = vi->rss_key_size;
 
-	netdev_rss_key_fill(vi->ctrl->rss.key, vi->rss_key_size);
+	netdev_rss_key_fill(vi->rss.key, vi->rss_key_size);
 }
 
 static void virtnet_get_hashflow(const struct virtnet_info *vi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *info)
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ static bool virtnet_set_hashflow(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *
 
 	if (new_hashtypes != vi->rss_hash_types_saved) {
 		vi->rss_hash_types_saved = new_hashtypes;
-		vi->ctrl->rss.hash_types = vi->rss_hash_types_saved;
+		vi->rss.hash_types = vi->rss_hash_types_saved;
 		if (vi->dev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH)
 			return virtnet_commit_rss_command(vi);
 	}
@@ -3791,11 +3791,11 @@ static int virtnet_get_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (rxfh->indir) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vi->rss_indir_table_size; ++i)
-			rxfh->indir[i] = vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table[i];
+			rxfh->indir[i] = vi->rss.indirection_table[i];
 	}
 
 	if (rxfh->key)
-		memcpy(rxfh->key, vi->ctrl->rss.key, vi->rss_key_size);
+		memcpy(rxfh->key, vi->rss.key, vi->rss_key_size);
 
 	rxfh->hfunc = ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP;
 
@@ -3815,10 +3815,10 @@ static int virtnet_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (rxfh->indir) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vi->rss_indir_table_size; ++i)
-			vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table[i] = rxfh->indir[i];
+			vi->rss.indirection_table[i] = rxfh->indir[i];
 	}
 	if (rxfh->key)
-		memcpy(vi->ctrl->rss.key, rxfh->key, vi->rss_key_size);
+		memcpy(vi->rss.key, rxfh->key, vi->rss_key_size);
 
 	virtnet_commit_rss_command(vi);
 
@@ -4140,9 +4140,9 @@ static int virtnet_set_features(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if ((dev->features ^ features) & NETIF_F_RXHASH) {
 		if (features & NETIF_F_RXHASH)
-			vi->ctrl->rss.hash_types = vi->rss_hash_types_saved;
+			vi->rss.hash_types = vi->rss_hash_types_saved;
 		else
-			vi->ctrl->rss.hash_types = VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_NONE;
+			vi->rss.hash_types = VIRTIO_NET_HASH_REPORT_NONE;
 
 		if (!virtnet_commit_rss_command(vi))
 			return -EINVAL;
