diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index b71435495..b66f6ba25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 	/* default HWRM request timeout value */
 	uint32_t			hwrm_cmd_timeout;
 
-	struct bnxt_link_info	link_info;
+	struct bnxt_link_info		*link_info;
 	struct bnxt_cos_queue_info	*rx_cos_queue;
 	struct bnxt_cos_queue_info	*tx_cos_queue;
 	uint8_t			tx_cosq_id[BNXT_COS_QUEUE_COUNT];
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 90fb7f635..7367c14d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ static uint16_t  bnxt_rss_hash_tbl_size(const struct bnxt *bp)
 	return bnxt_rss_ctxts(bp) * BNXT_RSS_ENTRIES_PER_CTX_THOR;
 }
 
+static void bnxt_free_link_info(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	rte_free(bp->link_info);
+}
+
 static void bnxt_free_leds_info(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	rte_free(bp->leds);
@@ -233,6 +238,16 @@ static void bnxt_free_mem(struct bnxt *bp, bool reconfig)
 	bp->grp_info = NULL;
 }
 
+static int bnxt_alloc_link_info(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	bp->link_info =
+		rte_zmalloc("bnxt_link_info", sizeof(struct bnxt_link_info), 0);
+	if (bp->link_info == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int bnxt_alloc_leds_info(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	bp->leds = rte_zmalloc("bnxt_leds",
@@ -709,7 +724,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_chip(struct bnxt *bp)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	if (!bp->link_info.link_up) {
+	if (!bp->link_info->link_up) {
 		rc = bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(bp, true);
 		if (rc) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
@@ -751,7 +766,7 @@ static int bnxt_shutdown_nic(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 static uint32_t bnxt_get_speed_capabilities(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
-	uint32_t link_speed = bp->link_info.support_speeds;
+	uint32_t link_speed = bp->link_info->support_speeds;
 	uint32_t speed_capa = 0;
 
 	if (link_speed & HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_LINK_SPEED_100MB)
@@ -777,7 +792,8 @@ static uint32_t bnxt_get_speed_capabilities(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (link_speed & HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_SUPPORT_SPEEDS_200GB)
 		speed_capa |= ETH_LINK_SPEED_200G;
 
-	if (bp->link_info.auto_mode == HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_AUTO_MODE_NONE)
+	if (bp->link_info->auto_mode ==
+	    HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_AUTO_MODE_NONE)
 		speed_capa |= ETH_LINK_SPEED_FIXED;
 	else
 		speed_capa |= ETH_LINK_SPEED_AUTONEG;
@@ -1210,7 +1226,7 @@ static int bnxt_dev_set_link_up_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	struct bnxt *bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (!bp->link_info.link_up)
+	if (!bp->link_info->link_up)
 		rc = bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(bp, true);
 	if (!rc)
 		eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = 1;
@@ -1225,7 +1241,7 @@ static int bnxt_dev_set_link_down_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = 0;
 	bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(bp, false);
-	bp->link_info.link_up = 0;
+	bp->link_info->link_up = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1302,6 +1318,7 @@ static void bnxt_dev_close_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	bnxt_free_leds_info(bp);
 	bnxt_free_cos_queues(bp);
+	bnxt_free_link_info(bp);
 
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = NULL;
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
@@ -1867,9 +1884,9 @@ static int bnxt_flow_ctrl_get_op(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return rc;
 
 	memset(fc_conf, 0, sizeof(*fc_conf));
-	if (bp->link_info.auto_pause)
+	if (bp->link_info->auto_pause)
 		fc_conf->autoneg = 1;
-	switch (bp->link_info.pause) {
+	switch (bp->link_info->pause) {
 	case 0:
 		fc_conf->mode = RTE_FC_NONE;
 		break;
@@ -1904,40 +1921,40 @@ static int bnxt_flow_ctrl_set_op(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	switch (fc_conf->mode) {
 	case RTE_FC_NONE:
-		bp->link_info.auto_pause = 0;
-		bp->link_info.force_pause = 0;
+		bp->link_info->auto_pause = 0;
+		bp->link_info->force_pause = 0;
 		break;
 	case RTE_FC_RX_PAUSE:
 		if (fc_conf->autoneg) {
-			bp->link_info.auto_pause =
+			bp->link_info->auto_pause =
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_PAUSE_RX;
-			bp->link_info.force_pause = 0;
+			bp->link_info->force_pause = 0;
 		} else {
-			bp->link_info.auto_pause = 0;
-			bp->link_info.force_pause =
+			bp->link_info->auto_pause = 0;
+			bp->link_info->force_pause =
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FORCE_PAUSE_RX;
 		}
 		break;
 	case RTE_FC_TX_PAUSE:
 		if (fc_conf->autoneg) {
-			bp->link_info.auto_pause =
+			bp->link_info->auto_pause =
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_PAUSE_TX;
-			bp->link_info.force_pause = 0;
+			bp->link_info->force_pause = 0;
 		} else {
-			bp->link_info.auto_pause = 0;
-			bp->link_info.force_pause =
+			bp->link_info->auto_pause = 0;
+			bp->link_info->force_pause =
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FORCE_PAUSE_TX;
 		}
 		break;
 	case RTE_FC_FULL:
 		if (fc_conf->autoneg) {
-			bp->link_info.auto_pause =
+			bp->link_info->auto_pause =
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_PAUSE_TX |
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_PAUSE_RX;
-			bp->link_info.force_pause = 0;
+			bp->link_info->force_pause = 0;
 		} else {
-			bp->link_info.auto_pause = 0;
-			bp->link_info.force_pause =
+			bp->link_info->auto_pause = 0;
+			bp->link_info->force_pause =
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FORCE_PAUSE_TX |
 					HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FORCE_PAUSE_RX;
 		}
@@ -4229,7 +4246,7 @@ static void bnxt_write_fw_reset_reg(struct bnxt *bp, uint32_t index)
 static void bnxt_dev_cleanup(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(bp, false);
-	bp->link_info.link_up = 0;
+	bp->link_info->link_up = 0;
 	if (bp->eth_dev->data->dev_started)
 		bnxt_dev_stop_op(bp->eth_dev);
 
@@ -5440,6 +5457,10 @@ bnxt_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	rc = bnxt_alloc_link_info(bp);
+	if (rc)
+		goto error_free;
+
 	rc = bnxt_alloc_hwrm_resources(bp);
 	if (rc) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
index 4022fafd1..2e93a847f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_port_phy_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_link_info *conf)
 
 	if (conf->link_up) {
 		/* Setting Fixed Speed. But AutoNeg is ON, So disable it */
-		if (bp->link_info.auto_mode && conf->link_speed) {
+		if (bp->link_info->auto_mode && conf->link_speed) {
 			req.auto_mode = HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_AUTO_MODE_NONE;
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Disabling AutoNeg\n");
 		}
@@ -2821,8 +2821,8 @@ bnxt_parse_eth_link_speed_mask(struct bnxt *bp, uint32_t link_speed)
 	uint16_t ret = 0;
 
 	if (link_speed == ETH_LINK_SPEED_AUTONEG) {
-		if (bp->link_info.support_speeds)
-			return bp->link_info.support_speeds;
+		if (bp->link_info->support_speeds)
+			return bp->link_info->support_speeds;
 		link_speed = BNXT_SUPPORTED_SPEEDS;
 	}
 
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ static uint16_t bnxt_parse_hw_link_duplex(uint16_t hw_link_duplex)
 int bnxt_get_hwrm_link_config(struct bnxt *bp, struct rte_eth_link *link)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct bnxt_link_info *link_info = &bp->link_info;
+	struct bnxt_link_info *link_info = bp->link_info;
 
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_port_phy_qcfg(bp, link_info);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -2981,19 +2981,19 @@ int bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(struct bnxt *bp, bool link_up)
 	 */
 	if (autoneg == 1 &&
 	    !(!BNXT_CHIP_THOR(bp) &&
-	      (bp->link_info.auto_link_speed ||
-	       bp->link_info.force_link_speed))) {
+	      (bp->link_info->auto_link_speed ||
+	       bp->link_info->force_link_speed))) {
 		link_req.phy_flags |=
 				HWRM_PORT_PHY_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_RESTART_AUTONEG;
 		link_req.auto_link_speed_mask =
 			bnxt_parse_eth_link_speed_mask(bp,
 						       dev_conf->link_speeds);
 	} else {
-		if (bp->link_info.phy_type ==
+		if (bp->link_info->phy_type ==
 		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_PHY_TYPE_BASET ||
-		    bp->link_info.phy_type ==
+		    bp->link_info->phy_type ==
 		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_PHY_TYPE_BASETE ||
-		    bp->link_info.media_type ==
+		    bp->link_info->media_type ==
 		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE_TP) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "10GBase-T devices must autoneg\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -3003,14 +3003,14 @@ int bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(struct bnxt *bp, bool link_up)
 		/* If user wants a particular speed try that first. */
 		if (speed)
 			link_req.link_speed = speed;
-		else if (bp->link_info.force_link_speed)
-			link_req.link_speed = bp->link_info.force_link_speed;
+		else if (bp->link_info->force_link_speed)
+			link_req.link_speed = bp->link_info->force_link_speed;
 		else
-			link_req.link_speed = bp->link_info.auto_link_speed;
+			link_req.link_speed = bp->link_info->auto_link_speed;
 	}
 	link_req.duplex = bnxt_parse_eth_link_duplex(dev_conf->link_speeds);
-	link_req.auto_pause = bp->link_info.auto_pause;
-	link_req.force_pause = bp->link_info.force_pause;
+	link_req.auto_pause = bp->link_info->auto_pause;
+	link_req.force_pause = bp->link_info->force_pause;
 
 port_phy_cfg:
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_port_phy_cfg(bp, &link_req);
