diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic.h b/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
index 2c8b3e0e4..4a2e3024f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct enic {
 	unsigned int port_id;
 	bool overlay_offload;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *rte_dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *dev_data;
 	struct enic_fdir fdir;
 	char bdf_name[ENICPMD_BDF_LENGTH];
 	int dev_fd;
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ uint16_t enic_simple_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 uint16_t enic_prep_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 			uint16_t nb_pkts);
 int enic_set_mtu(struct enic *enic, uint16_t new_mtu);
-int enic_link_update(struct enic *enic);
+int enic_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 bool enic_use_vector_rx_handler(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 void enic_pick_rx_handler(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 void enic_pick_tx_handler(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
index c6d0d7557..54b939744 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
@@ -461,10 +461,8 @@ static void enicpmd_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 static int enicpmd_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	__rte_unused int wait_to_complete)
 {
-	struct enic *enic = pmd_priv(eth_dev);
-
 	ENICPMD_FUNC_TRACE();
-	return enic_link_update(enic);
+	return enic_link_update(eth_dev);
 }
 
 static int enicpmd_dev_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
@@ -1228,6 +1226,7 @@ static int eth_enicpmd_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	/* Only the primary sets up adapter and other data in shared memory */
 	enic->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	enic->rte_dev = eth_dev;
+	enic->dev_data = eth_dev->data;
 	/* Let rte_eth_dev_close() release the port resources */
 	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index aecdee248..63c85069a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ enic_free_consistent(void *priv,
 	rte_free(mze);
 }
 
-int enic_link_update(struct enic *enic)
+int enic_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = enic->rte_dev;
+	struct enic *enic = pmd_priv(eth_dev);
 	struct rte_eth_link link;
 
 	memset(&link, 0, sizeof(link));
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ enic_intr_handler(void *arg)
 
 	vnic_intr_return_all_credits(&enic->intr[ENICPMD_LSC_INTR_OFFSET]);
 
-	enic_link_update(enic);
+	enic_link_update(dev);
 	_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(dev, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC, NULL);
 	enic_log_q_error(enic);
 }
@@ -731,31 +731,31 @@ void enic_free_rq(void *rxq)
 
 void enic_start_wq(struct enic *enic, uint16_t queue_idx)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = enic->rte_dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = enic->dev_data;
 	vnic_wq_enable(&enic->wq[queue_idx]);
-	eth_dev->data->tx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+	data->tx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
 }
 
 int enic_stop_wq(struct enic *enic, uint16_t queue_idx)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = enic->rte_dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = enic->dev_data;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = vnic_wq_disable(&enic->wq[queue_idx]);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	eth_dev->data->tx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
+	data->tx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void enic_start_rq(struct enic *enic, uint16_t queue_idx)
 {
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = enic->dev_data;
 	struct vnic_rq *rq_sop;
 	struct vnic_rq *rq_data;
 	rq_sop = &enic->rq[enic_rte_rq_idx_to_sop_idx(queue_idx)];
 	rq_data = &enic->rq[rq_sop->data_queue_idx];
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = enic->rte_dev;
 
 	if (rq_data->in_use) {
 		vnic_rq_enable(rq_data);
@@ -764,13 +764,13 @@ void enic_start_rq(struct enic *enic, uint16_t queue_idx)
 	rte_mb();
 	vnic_rq_enable(rq_sop);
 	enic_initial_post_rx(enic, rq_sop);
-	eth_dev->data->rx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+	data->rx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
 }
 
 int enic_stop_rq(struct enic *enic, uint16_t queue_idx)
 {
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = enic->dev_data;
 	int ret1 = 0, ret2 = 0;
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = enic->rte_dev;
 	struct vnic_rq *rq_sop;
 	struct vnic_rq *rq_data;
 	rq_sop = &enic->rq[enic_rte_rq_idx_to_sop_idx(queue_idx)];
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ int enic_stop_rq(struct enic *enic, uint16_t queue_idx)
 	else if (ret1)
 		return ret1;
 
-	eth_dev->data->rx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
+	data->rx_queue_state[queue_idx] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
 	return 0;
 }
 
