diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 10f6f7496f50..9f3d9c67e3fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto clean_dma_ret;
 	}
 
-	ale_params.dev			= &ndev->dev;
+	ale_params.dev			= &pdev->dev;
 	ale_params.ale_ageout		= ale_ageout;
 	ale_params.ale_entries		= data->ale_entries;
 	ale_params.ale_ports		= data->slaves;