diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c b/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
index a1e4c3d053b..9814ac498ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int nxp_c45_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct nxp_c45_phy *priv;
 
-	priv = devm_kzalloc(phydev->priv, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;