diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index f71cc8188b4e..fed7fc38b0ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ u32 bnxt_fw_to_ethtool_speed(u16 fw_link_speed)
 static void bnxt_get_default_speeds(struct ethtool_link_ksettings *lk_ksettings,
 				    struct bnxt_link_info *link_info)
 {
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
 
 	if (link_info->link_state == BNXT_LINK_STATE_UP) {
 		base->speed = bnxt_fw_to_ethtool_speed(link_info->link_speed);
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ static void bnxt_get_default_speeds(struct ethtool_link_ksettings *lk_ksettings,
 static int bnxt_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct ethtool_link_ksettings *lk_ksettings)
 {
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
 	enum ethtool_link_mode_bit_indices link_mode;
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct bnxt_link_info *link_info;
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct bnxt_link_info *link_info = &bp->link_info;
-	const struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
+	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
 	bool set_pause = false;
 	u32 speed, lanes = 0;
 	int rc = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c
index 7f3f5afa864f..cc43294bdc96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static int get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 			      struct ethtool_link_ksettings *link_ksettings)
 {
 	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &link_ksettings->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &link_ksettings->base;
 
 	/* For the nonce, the Firmware doesn't send up Port State changes
 	 * when the Virtual Interface attached to the Port is down.  So
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static int set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct link_config *lc = &pi->link_cfg;
-	const struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &link_ksettings->base;
+	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &link_ksettings->base;
 	struct link_config old_lc;
 	unsigned int fw_caps;
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
index 2fbe0f059a0b..0d85ac342ac7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ static int cxgb4vf_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 				  struct ethtool_link_ksettings *link_ksettings)
 {
 	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &link_ksettings->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &link_ksettings->base;
 
 	/* For the nonce, the Firmware doesn't send up Port State changes
 	 * when the Virtual Interface attached to the Port is down.  So
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
index f7986f2b6a17..8670eb394fad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int enic_get_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 			      struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ecmd)
 {
 	struct enic *enic = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &ecmd->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &ecmd->base;
 
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(ecmd, supported,
 					     10000baseT_Full);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
index 97b059be1041..24ff154285ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int qede_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
 	typeof(cmd->link_modes) *link_modes = &cmd->link_modes;
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &cmd->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &cmd->base;
 	struct qede_dev *edev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct qed_link_output current_link;
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int qede_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 static int qede_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 				   const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
-	const struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &cmd->base;
+	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &cmd->base;
 	const struct ethtool_forced_speed_map *map;
 	struct qede_dev *edev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct qed_link_output current_link;
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index 12f6dc567598..1199e308c8dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void ethtool_rxfh_context_lost(struct net_device *dev, u32 context_id);
  * fields, but they are allowed to overwrite them (will be ignored).
  */
 struct ethtool_link_ksettings {
-	struct ethtool_link_settings base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr base;
 	struct {
 		__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(supported);
 		__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(advertising);
diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index 04b34dc6b369..00f63640f02e 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ convert_link_ksettings_to_legacy_settings(
 
 /* layout of the struct passed from/to userland */
 struct ethtool_link_usettings {
-	struct ethtool_link_settings base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr base;
 	struct {
 		__u32 supported[__ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NU32];
 		__u32 advertising[__ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NU32];
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
index 30b8ce275159..2d5bc57160be 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ struct linkinfo_req_info {
 };
 
 struct linkinfo_reply_data {
-	struct ethnl_reply_data		base;
-	struct ethtool_link_ksettings	ksettings;
-	struct ethtool_link_settings	*lsettings;
+	struct ethnl_reply_data			base;
+	struct ethtool_link_ksettings		ksettings;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr	*lsettings;
 };
 
 #define LINKINFO_REPDATA(__reply_base) \
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int
 ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings = {};
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *lsettings;
 	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	bool mod = false;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
index 259cd9ef1f2a..1eb7a4c604a8 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ struct linkmodes_req_info {
 };
 
 struct linkmodes_reply_data {
-	struct ethnl_reply_data		base;
-	struct ethtool_link_ksettings	ksettings;
-	struct ethtool_link_settings	*lsettings;
-	bool				peer_empty;
+	struct ethnl_reply_data			base;
+	struct ethtool_link_ksettings		ksettings;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr	*lsettings;
+	bool					peer_empty;
 };
 
 #define LINKMODES_REPDATA(__reply_base) \
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int linkmodes_reply_size(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 {
 	const struct linkmodes_reply_data *data = LINKMODES_REPDATA(reply_base);
 	const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ksettings = &data->ksettings;
-	const struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
+	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
 	bool compact = req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS;
 	int len, ret;
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int linkmodes_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	const struct linkmodes_reply_data *data = LINKMODES_REPDATA(reply_base);
 	const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ksettings = &data->ksettings;
-	const struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
+	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
 	bool compact = req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int ethnl_update_linkmodes(struct genl_info *info, struct nlattr **tb,
 				  struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ksettings,
 				  bool *mod, const struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
+	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
 	bool req_speed, req_lanes, req_duplex;
 	const struct nlattr *master_slave_cfg, *lanes_cfg;
 	int ret;
