diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c
index 09ad1117005a..7acd57424034 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_dtsec.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ struct fman_mac {
 	/* Ethernet physical interface */
 	phy_interface_t phy_if;
 	u16 max_speed;
-	void *dev_id; /* device cookie used by the exception cbs */
+	struct mac_device *dev_id; /* device cookie used by the exception cbs */
 	fman_mac_exception_cb *exception_cb;
 	fman_mac_exception_cb *event_cb;
 	/* Number of individual addresses in registers for this station */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_mac.h
index 730aae7fed13..65887a3160d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_mac.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 
 struct fman_mac;
+struct mac_device;
 
 /* Ethernet Address */
 typedef u8 enet_addr_t[ETH_ALEN];
@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@ struct eth_hash_entry {
 	struct list_head node;
 };
 
-typedef void (fman_mac_exception_cb)(void *dev_id,
-				    enum fman_mac_exceptions exceptions);
+typedef void (fman_mac_exception_cb)(struct mac_device *dev_id,
+				     enum fman_mac_exceptions exceptions);
 
 /* FMan MAC config input */
 struct fman_mac_params {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
index af2e67a250de..0e0d9415b93e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_memac.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct fman_mac {
 	/* Ethernet physical interface */
 	phy_interface_t phy_if;
 	u16 max_speed;
-	void *dev_id; /* device cookie used by the exception cbs */
+	struct mac_device *dev_id; /* device cookie used by the exception cbs */
 	fman_mac_exception_cb *exception_cb;
 	fman_mac_exception_cb *event_cb;
 	/* Pointer to driver's global address hash table  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
index 2642a4c27292..0a66ae58c026 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman_tgec.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct fman_mac {
 	/* MAC address of device; */
 	u64 addr;
 	u16 max_speed;
-	void *dev_id; /* device cookie used by the exception cbs */
+	struct mac_device *dev_id; /* device cookie used by the exception cbs */
 	fman_mac_exception_cb *exception_cb;
 	fman_mac_exception_cb *event_cb;
 	/* pointer to driver's global address hash table  */
@@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ static int tgec_free(struct fman_mac *tgec)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct fman_mac *tgec_config(struct mac_device *mac_dev, struct fman_mac_params *params)
+static struct fman_mac *tgec_config(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
+				    struct fman_mac_params *params)
 {
 	struct fman_mac *tgec;
 	struct tgec_cfg *cfg;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
index 0f9e3e9e60c6..66a3742a862b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ struct mac_address {
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
-static void mac_exception(void *handle, enum fman_mac_exceptions ex)
+static void mac_exception(struct mac_device *mac_dev,
+			  enum fman_mac_exceptions ex)
 {
-	struct mac_device *mac_dev = handle;
-
 	if (ex == FM_MAC_EX_10G_RX_FIFO_OVFL) {
 		/* don't flag RX FIFO after the first */
 		mac_dev->set_exception(mac_dev->fman_mac,