diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
index b7232a9b7756..f92f001551da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static int ax_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ei_local = netdev_priv(dev);
 	ax = to_ax_dev(dev);
 
-	ax->plat = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	ax->plat = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	ei_local->rxcr_base = ax->plat->rcr_val;