diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_trap.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_trap.c
index cf3891609d5c..727f6ef243df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_trap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_trap.c
@@ -132,23 +132,23 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_rx_exception_listener(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 local_port,
 
 #define MLXSW_SP_TRAP_DROP(_id, _group_id)				      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(DROP, DROP, _id,				      \
-			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			     MLXSW_SP_TRAP_METADATA)
 
 #define MLXSW_SP_TRAP_DROP_EXT(_id, _group_id, _metadata)		      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(DROP, DROP, _id,				      \
-			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			     MLXSW_SP_TRAP_METADATA | (_metadata))
 
 #define MLXSW_SP_TRAP_DRIVER_DROP(_id, _group_id)			      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_DRIVER(DROP, DROP, DEVLINK_MLXSW_TRAP_ID_##_id,	      \
 			    DEVLINK_MLXSW_TRAP_NAME_##_id,		      \
-			    DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			    DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			    MLXSW_SP_TRAP_METADATA)
 
 #define MLXSW_SP_TRAP_EXCEPTION(_id, _group_id)		      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(EXCEPTION, TRAP, _id,			      \
-			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			     MLXSW_SP_TRAP_METADATA)
 
 #define MLXSW_SP_RXL_DISCARD(_id, _group_id)				      \
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index edeb61ddc8bc..7bfd0622cef1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -381,20 +381,20 @@ enum {
 
 #define NSIM_TRAP_DROP(_id, _group_id)					      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(DROP, DROP, _id,				      \
-			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			     NSIM_TRAP_METADATA)
 #define NSIM_TRAP_DROP_EXT(_id, _group_id, _metadata)			      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(DROP, DROP, _id,				      \
-			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			     NSIM_TRAP_METADATA | (_metadata))
 #define NSIM_TRAP_EXCEPTION(_id, _group_id)				      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(EXCEPTION, TRAP, _id,			      \
-			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			     DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			     NSIM_TRAP_METADATA)
 #define NSIM_TRAP_DRIVER_EXCEPTION(_id, _group_id)			      \
 	DEVLINK_TRAP_DRIVER(EXCEPTION, TRAP, NSIM_TRAP_ID_##_id,	      \
 			    NSIM_TRAP_NAME_##_id,			      \
-			    DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC(_group_id),	      \
+			    DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_ID_##_group_id,	      \
 			    NSIM_TRAP_METADATA)
 
 static const struct devlink_trap_group nsim_trap_groups_arr[] = {
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index f8bdf43f694c..37230e23b5b0 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ struct devlink_trap_group {
  * @generic: Whether the trap is generic or not.
  * @id: Trap identifier.
  * @name: Trap name.
- * @group: Immutable packet trap group attributes.
+ * @init_group_id: Initial group identifier.
  * @metadata_cap: Metadata types that can be provided by the trap.
  *
  * Describes immutable attributes of packet traps that drivers register with
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ struct devlink_trap {
 	bool generic;
 	u16 id;
 	const char *name;
-	struct devlink_trap_group group;
+	u16 init_group_id;
 	u32 metadata_cap;
 };
 
@@ -694,18 +694,19 @@ enum devlink_trap_group_generic_id {
 #define DEVLINK_TRAP_GROUP_GENERIC_NAME_ACL_DROPS \
 	"acl_drops"
 
-#define DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(_type, _init_action, _id, _group, _metadata_cap) \
+#define DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC(_type, _init_action, _id, _group_id,	      \
+			     _metadata_cap)				      \
 	{								      \
 		.type = DEVLINK_TRAP_TYPE_##_type,			      \
 		.init_action = DEVLINK_TRAP_ACTION_##_init_action,	      \
 		.generic = true,					      \
 		.id = DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC_ID_##_id,			      \
 		.name = DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC_NAME_##_id,		      \
-		.group = _group,					      \
+		.init_group_id = _group_id,				      \
 		.metadata_cap = _metadata_cap,				      \
 	}
 
-#define DEVLINK_TRAP_DRIVER(_type, _init_action, _id, _name, _group,	      \
+#define DEVLINK_TRAP_DRIVER(_type, _init_action, _id, _name, _group_id,	      \
 			    _metadata_cap)				      \
 	{								      \
 		.type = DEVLINK_TRAP_TYPE_##_type,			      \
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ enum devlink_trap_group_generic_id {
 		.generic = false,					      \
 		.id = _id,						      \
 		.name = _name,						      \
-		.group = _group,					      \
+		.init_group_id = _group_id,				      \
 		.metadata_cap = _metadata_cap,				      \
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index a35285a48b02..73bb8fbe3393 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -5815,6 +5815,19 @@ devlink_trap_group_item_lookup(struct devlink *devlink, const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct devlink_trap_group_item *
+devlink_trap_group_item_lookup_by_id(struct devlink *devlink, u16 id)
+{
+	struct devlink_trap_group_item *group_item;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(group_item, &devlink->trap_group_list, list) {
+		if (group_item->group->id == id)
+			return group_item;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct devlink_trap_group_item *
 devlink_trap_group_item_get_from_info(struct devlink *devlink,
 				      struct genl_info *info)
@@ -5953,7 +5966,7 @@ __devlink_trap_group_action_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 	int err;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(trap_item, &devlink->trap_list, list) {
-		if (strcmp(trap_item->trap->group.name, group_name))
+		if (strcmp(trap_item->group_item->group->name, group_name))
 			continue;
 		err = __devlink_trap_action_set(devlink, trap_item,
 						trap_action, extack);
@@ -7864,7 +7877,7 @@ static int devlink_trap_driver_verify(const struct devlink_trap *trap)
 
 static int devlink_trap_verify(const struct devlink_trap *trap)
 {
-	if (!trap || !trap->name || !trap->group.name)
+	if (!trap || !trap->name)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (trap->generic)
@@ -7939,10 +7952,10 @@ static int
 devlink_trap_item_group_link(struct devlink *devlink,
 			     struct devlink_trap_item *trap_item)
 {
-	const struct devlink_trap *trap = trap_item->trap;
+	u16 group_id = trap_item->trap->init_group_id;
 	struct devlink_trap_group_item *group_item;
 
-	group_item = devlink_trap_group_item_lookup(devlink, trap->group.name);
+	group_item = devlink_trap_group_item_lookup_by_id(devlink, group_id);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!group_item))
 		return -EINVAL;