diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
index f53db233148d..6d27c29a9c7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
-#include <linux/pcs-lynx.h>
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/dsa.h>
 #include "felix.h"
@@ -821,7 +820,7 @@ static void felix_phylink_mac_config(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_to_port(ds, port);
 
 	if (felix->pcs && felix->pcs[port])
-		phylink_set_pcs(dp->pl, &felix->pcs[port]->pcs);
+		phylink_set_pcs(dp->pl, felix->pcs[port]);
 }
 
 unsigned long felix_quirks_have_rate_adaptation(struct ocelot *ocelot,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
index b5fa5b7325b1..f3f606fbd88d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct felix {
 	const struct felix_info		*info;
 	struct ocelot			ocelot;
 	struct mii_bus			*imdio;
-	struct lynx_pcs			**pcs;
+	struct phylink_pcs		**pcs;
 	resource_size_t			switch_base;
 	resource_size_t			imdio_base;
 	enum dsa_tag_protocol		tag_proto;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
index 5056f39dc47e..636bfb096c66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ static int vsc9959_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	int rc;
 
 	felix->pcs = devm_kcalloc(dev, felix->info->num_ports,
-				  sizeof(struct lynx_pcs *),
+				  sizeof(struct phylink_pcs *),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!felix->pcs) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate array for PCS PHYs\n");
@@ -1093,8 +1093,8 @@ static int vsc9959_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 
 	for (port = 0; port < felix->info->num_ports; port++) {
 		struct ocelot_port *ocelot_port = ocelot->ports[port];
+		struct phylink_pcs *phylink_pcs;
 		struct mdio_device *pcs;
-		struct lynx_pcs *lynx;
 
 		if (dsa_is_unused_port(felix->ds, port))
 			continue;
@@ -1106,13 +1106,13 @@ static int vsc9959_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 		if (IS_ERR(pcs))
 			continue;
 
-		lynx = lynx_pcs_create(pcs);
-		if (!lynx) {
+		phylink_pcs = lynx_pcs_create(pcs);
+		if (!phylink_pcs) {
 			mdio_device_free(pcs);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		felix->pcs[port] = lynx;
+		felix->pcs[port] = phylink_pcs;
 
 		dev_info(dev, "Found PCS at internal MDIO address %d\n", port);
 	}
@@ -1126,13 +1126,13 @@ static void vsc9959_mdio_bus_free(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	int port;
 
 	for (port = 0; port < ocelot->num_phys_ports; port++) {
-		struct lynx_pcs *pcs = felix->pcs[port];
+		struct phylink_pcs *phylink_pcs = felix->pcs[port];
 
-		if (!pcs)
+		if (!phylink_pcs)
 			continue;
 
-		mdio_device_free(pcs->mdio);
-		lynx_pcs_destroy(pcs);
+		mdio_device_free(phylink_pcs->mdio);
+		lynx_pcs_destroy(phylink_pcs);
 	}
 	mdiobus_unregister(felix->imdio);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
index 362ba66401d8..49fc8220d636 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static int vsc9953_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	int rc;
 
 	felix->pcs = devm_kcalloc(dev, felix->info->num_ports,
-				  sizeof(struct phy_device *),
+				  sizeof(struct phylink_pcs *),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!felix->pcs) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate array for PCS PHYs\n");
@@ -1026,9 +1026,9 @@ static int vsc9953_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 
 	for (port = 0; port < felix->info->num_ports; port++) {
 		struct ocelot_port *ocelot_port = ocelot->ports[port];
-		int addr = port + 4;
+		struct phylink_pcs *phylink_pcs;
 		struct mdio_device *pcs;
-		struct lynx_pcs *lynx;
+		int addr = port + 4;
 
 		if (dsa_is_unused_port(felix->ds, port))
 			continue;
@@ -1040,13 +1040,13 @@ static int vsc9953_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 		if (IS_ERR(pcs))
 			continue;
 
-		lynx = lynx_pcs_create(pcs);
-		if (!lynx) {
+		phylink_pcs = lynx_pcs_create(pcs);
+		if (!phylink_pcs) {
 			mdio_device_free(pcs);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		felix->pcs[port] = lynx;
+		felix->pcs[port] = phylink_pcs;
 
 		dev_info(dev, "Found PCS at internal MDIO address %d\n", addr);
 	}
@@ -1060,13 +1060,15 @@ static void vsc9953_mdio_bus_free(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	int port;
 
 	for (port = 0; port < ocelot->num_phys_ports; port++) {
-		struct lynx_pcs *pcs = felix->pcs[port];
+		struct phylink_pcs *phylink_pcs = felix->pcs[port];
+		struct mdio_device *mdio_device;
 
-		if (!pcs)
+		if (!phylink_pcs)
 			continue;
 
-		mdio_device_free(pcs->mdio);
-		lynx_pcs_destroy(pcs);
+		mdio_device = lynx_pcs_get_mdio(phylink_pcs);
+		mdio_device_free(mdio_device);
+		lynx_pcs_destroy(phylink_pcs);
 	}
 	felix_mdio_bus_free(ocelot);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
index ef8f0a055024..e5fa181fbe2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
@@ -286,11 +286,13 @@ static int dpaa2_pcs_create(struct dpaa2_mac *mac,
 
 static void dpaa2_pcs_destroy(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 {
-	struct lynx_pcs *pcs = mac->pcs;
+	struct phylink_pcs *phylink_pcs = mac->pcs;
 
-	if (pcs) {
-		struct device *dev = &pcs->mdio->dev;
-		lynx_pcs_destroy(pcs);
+	if (phylink_pcs) {
+		struct mdio_device *mdio = lynx_get_mdio_device(phylink_pcs);
+		struct device *dev = &mdio->dev;
+
+		lynx_pcs_destroy(phylink_pcs);
 		put_device(dev);
 		mac->pcs = NULL;
 	}
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@ int dpaa2_mac_connect(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 	mac->phylink = phylink;
 
 	if (mac->pcs)
-		phylink_set_pcs(mac->phylink, &mac->pcs->pcs);
+		phylink_set_pcs(mac->phylink, mac->pcs);
 
 	err = phylink_fwnode_phy_connect(mac->phylink, dpmac_node, 0);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.h
index 7842cbb2207a..1331a8477fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_mdio.h>
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/phylink.h>
-#include <linux/pcs-lynx.h>
 
 #include "dpmac.h"
 #include "dpmac-cmd.h"
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ struct dpaa2_mac {
 	struct phylink *phylink;
 	phy_interface_t if_mode;
 	enum dpmac_link_type if_link_type;
-	struct lynx_pcs *pcs;
+	struct phylink_pcs *pcs;
 	struct fwnode_handle *fw_node;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
index 0e87c7043b77..125a539b0654 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static int enetc_imdio_create(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pf->si->pdev->dev;
 	struct enetc_mdio_priv *mdio_priv;
-	struct lynx_pcs *pcs_lynx;
+	struct phylink_pcs *phylink_pcs;
 	struct mdio_device *pcs;
 	struct mii_bus *bus;
 	int err;
@@ -860,8 +860,8 @@ static int enetc_imdio_create(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 		goto unregister_mdiobus;
 	}
 
-	pcs_lynx = lynx_pcs_create(pcs);
-	if (!pcs_lynx) {
+	phylink_pcs = lynx_pcs_create(pcs);
+	if (!phylink_pcs) {
 		mdio_device_free(pcs);
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		dev_err(dev, "cannot create lynx pcs (%d)\n", err);
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ static int enetc_imdio_create(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 	}
 
 	pf->imdio = bus;
-	pf->pcs = pcs_lynx;
+	pf->pcs = phylink_pcs;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -882,8 +882,11 @@ static int enetc_imdio_create(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 
 static void enetc_imdio_remove(struct enetc_pf *pf)
 {
+	struct mdio_device *mdio_device;
+
 	if (pf->pcs) {
-		mdio_device_free(pf->pcs->mdio);
+		mdio_device = lynx_get_mdio_device(pf->pcs);
+		mdio_device_free(mdio_device);
 		lynx_pcs_destroy(pf->pcs);
 	}
 	if (pf->imdio) {
@@ -980,7 +983,7 @@ static void enetc_pl_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config,
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(pf->si->ndev);
 	if (pf->pcs)
-		phylink_set_pcs(priv->phylink, &pf->pcs->pcs);
+		phylink_set_pcs(priv->phylink, &pf->pcs);
 }
 
 static void enetc_force_rgmii_mac(struct enetc_hw *hw, int speed, int duplex)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h
index 263946c51e37..c26bd66e4597 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* Copyright 2017-2019 NXP */
 
 #include "enetc.h"
-#include <linux/pcs-lynx.h>
+#include <linux/phylink.h>
 
 #define ENETC_PF_NUM_RINGS	8
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct enetc_pf {
 
 	struct mii_bus *mdio; /* saved for cleanup */
 	struct mii_bus *imdio;
-	struct lynx_pcs *pcs;
+	struct phylink_pcs *pcs;
 
 	phy_interface_t if_mode;
 	struct phylink_config phylink_config;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
index af36cd647bf5..7ff7f86ad430 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 #define IF_MODE_SPEED_MSK		GENMASK(3, 2)
 #define IF_MODE_HALF_DUPLEX		BIT(4)
 
+struct lynx_pcs {
+	struct phylink_pcs pcs;
+	struct mdio_device *mdio;
+};
+
 enum sgmii_speed {
 	SGMII_SPEED_10		= 0,
 	SGMII_SPEED_100		= 1,
@@ -30,6 +35,15 @@ enum sgmii_speed {
 };
 
 #define phylink_pcs_to_lynx(pl_pcs) container_of((pl_pcs), struct lynx_pcs, pcs)
+#define lynx_to_phylink_pcs(lynx) (&(lynx)->pcs)
+
+struct mdio_device *lynx_get_mdio_device(struct phylink_pcs *pcs)
+{
+	struct lynx_pcs *lynx = phylink_pcs_to_lynx(pcs);
+
+	return lynx->mdio;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lynx_get_mdio_device);
 
 static void lynx_pcs_get_state_usxgmii(struct mdio_device *pcs,
 				       struct phylink_link_state *state)
@@ -329,7 +343,7 @@ static const struct phylink_pcs_ops lynx_pcs_phylink_ops = {
 	.pcs_link_up = lynx_pcs_link_up,
 };
 
-struct lynx_pcs *lynx_pcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdio)
+struct phylink_pcs *lynx_pcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdio)
 {
 	struct lynx_pcs *lynx_pcs;
 
@@ -341,13 +355,15 @@ struct lynx_pcs *lynx_pcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdio)
 	lynx_pcs->pcs.ops = &lynx_pcs_phylink_ops;
 	lynx_pcs->pcs.poll = true;
 
-	return lynx_pcs;
+	return lynx_to_phylink_pcs(lynx_pcs);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lynx_pcs_create);
 
-void lynx_pcs_destroy(struct lynx_pcs *pcs)
+void lynx_pcs_destroy(struct phylink_pcs *pcs)
 {
-	kfree(pcs);
+	struct lynx_pcs *lynx = phylink_pcs_to_lynx(pcs);
+
+	kfree(lynx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lynx_pcs_destroy);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pcs-lynx.h b/include/linux/pcs-lynx.h
index a6440d6ebe95..5712cc2ce775 100644
--- a/include/linux/pcs-lynx.h
+++ b/include/linux/pcs-lynx.h
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@
 #include <linux/mdio.h>
 #include <linux/phylink.h>
 
-struct lynx_pcs {
-	struct phylink_pcs pcs;
-	struct mdio_device *mdio;
-};
+struct mdio_device *lynx_get_mdio_device(struct phylink_pcs *pcs);
 
-struct lynx_pcs *lynx_pcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdio);
+struct phylink_pcs *lynx_pcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdio);
 
-void lynx_pcs_destroy(struct lynx_pcs *pcs);
+void lynx_pcs_destroy(struct phylink_pcs *pcs);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_PCS_LYNX_H */
