diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index 2478ccd6f2d9..dcceab2899e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mwifiex_do_flr);
  */
 int
 mwifiex_add_card(void *card, struct semaphore *sem,
-		 struct mwifiex_if_ops *if_ops, u8 iface_type)
+		 struct mwifiex_if_ops *if_ops, u8 iface_type,
+		 struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter;
 
@@ -1579,6 +1580,7 @@ mwifiex_add_card(void *card, struct semaphore *sem,
 		goto err_init_sw;
 	}
 
+	adapter->dev = dev;
 	adapter->iface_type = iface_type;
 	adapter->card_sem = sem;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index d61fe3a72118..549e1ba89576 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -1412,7 +1412,9 @@ static inline u8 mwifiex_is_tdls_link_setup(u8 status)
 
 int mwifiex_init_shutdown_fw(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			     u32 func_init_shutdown);
-int mwifiex_add_card(void *, struct semaphore *, struct mwifiex_if_ops *, u8);
+int mwifiex_add_card(void *card, struct semaphore *sem,
+		     struct mwifiex_if_ops *if_ops, u8 iface_type,
+		     struct device *dev);
 int mwifiex_remove_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *, struct semaphore *);
 
 void mwifiex_get_version(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, char *version,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 5737cc64f211..0b0f9c754f42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	if (mwifiex_add_card(card, &add_remove_card_sem, &pcie_ops,
-			     MWIFIEX_PCIE)) {
+			     MWIFIEX_PCIE, &pdev->dev)) {
 		pr_err("%s failed\n", __func__);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2992,11 +2992,9 @@ static void mwifiex_pcie_get_fw_name(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 static int mwifiex_register_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct pcie_service_card *card = adapter->card;
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = card->dev;
 
 	/* save adapter pointer in card */
 	card->adapter = adapter;
-	adapter->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	if (mwifiex_pcie_request_irq(adapter))
 		return -1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index e25a7f0dd51b..037a0f9dd6d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ mwifiex_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func, const struct sdio_device_id *id)
 	}
 
 	ret = mwifiex_add_card(card, &add_remove_card_sem, &sdio_ops,
-			       MWIFIEX_SDIO);
+			       MWIFIEX_SDIO, &func->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&func->dev, "add card failed\n");
 		goto err_disable;
@@ -2104,9 +2104,6 @@ static int mwifiex_register_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-
-	adapter->dev = &func->dev;
-
 	strcpy(adapter->fw_name, card->firmware);
 	if (card->fw_dump_enh) {
 		adapter->mem_type_mapping_tbl = generic_mem_type_map;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
index 57ed834ba296..9cc2a0c0b670 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int mwifiex_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, card);
 
 	ret = mwifiex_add_card(card, &add_remove_card_sem, &usb_ops,
-			       MWIFIEX_USB);
+			       MWIFIEX_USB, &card->udev->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: mwifiex_add_card failed: %d\n", __func__, ret);
 		usb_reset_device(udev);
@@ -927,7 +927,6 @@ static int mwifiex_register_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	struct usb_card_rec *card = (struct usb_card_rec *)adapter->card;
 
 	card->adapter = adapter;
-	adapter->dev = &card->udev->dev;
 
 	switch (le16_to_cpu(card->udev->descriptor.idProduct)) {
 	case USB8997_PID_1: