diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index 60742bb..cb7b89f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ struct ax88179_data {
 	u8  eee_enabled;
 	u8  eee_active;
 	u16 rxctl;
-	u16 reserved;
 	u8 in_pm;
 };
 
@@ -190,14 +189,14 @@ static const struct {
 
 static void ax88179_set_pm_mode(struct usbnet *dev, bool pm_mode)
 {
-	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
 
 	ax179_data->in_pm = pm_mode;
 }
 
 static int ax88179_in_pm(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
-	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
 
 	return ax179_data->in_pm;
 }
@@ -693,7 +692,7 @@ ax88179_ethtool_set_eee(struct usbnet *dev, struct ethtool_eee *data)
 static int ax88179_chk_eee(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
 	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET };
-	struct ax88179_data *priv = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *priv = dev->driver_priv;
 
 	mii_ethtool_gset(&dev->mii, &ecmd);
 
@@ -796,7 +795,7 @@ static void ax88179_enable_eee(struct usbnet *dev)
 static int ax88179_get_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_eee *edata)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct ax88179_data *priv = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *priv = dev->driver_priv;
 
 	edata->eee_enabled = priv->eee_enabled;
 	edata->eee_active = priv->eee_active;
@@ -807,7 +806,7 @@ static int ax88179_get_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_eee *edata)
 static int ax88179_set_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_eee *edata)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct ax88179_data *priv = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *priv = dev->driver_priv;
 	int ret;
 
 	priv->eee_enabled = edata->eee_enabled;
@@ -858,8 +857,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops ax88179_ethtool_ops = {
 static void ax88179_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
 {
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct ax88179_data *data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
-	u8 *m_filter = ((u8 *)dev->data) + 12;
+	struct ax88179_data *data = dev->driver_priv;
+	u8 *m_filter = ((u8 *)dev->data);
 
 	data->rxctl = (AX_RX_CTL_START | AX_RX_CTL_AB | AX_RX_CTL_IPE);
 
@@ -871,7 +870,7 @@ static void ax88179_set_multicast(struct net_device *net)
 	} else if (netdev_mc_empty(net)) {
 		/* just broadcast and directed */
 	} else {
-		/* We use the 20 byte dev->data for our 8 byte filter buffer
+		/* We use dev->data for our 8 byte filter buffer
 		 * to avoid allocating memory that is tricky to free later
 		 */
 		u32 crc_bits;
@@ -1273,10 +1272,15 @@ static int ax88179_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	u8 buf[5];
 	u16 *tmp16;
 	u8 *tmp;
-	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data;
 
 	usbnet_get_endpoints(dev, intf);
 
+	ax179_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*ax179_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ax179_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev->driver_priv = ax179_data;
 	tmp16 = (u16 *)buf;
 	tmp = (u8 *)buf;
 
@@ -1310,6 +1314,7 @@ static int ax88179_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 static void ax88179_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
+	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
 	u16 tmp16;
 
 	/* Configure RX control register => stop operation */
@@ -1322,6 +1327,8 @@ static void ax88179_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	/* Power down ethernet PHY */
 	tmp16 = 0;
 	ax88179_write_cmd(dev, AX_ACCESS_MAC, AX_PHYPWR_RSTCTL, 2, 2, &tmp16);
+
+	kfree(ax179_data);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1498,7 +1505,7 @@ ax88179_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t flags)
 
 static int ax88179_link_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
-	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
 	u8 tmp[5], link_sts;
 	u16 mode, tmp16, delay = HZ / 10;
 	u32 tmp32 = 0x40000000;
@@ -1573,7 +1580,7 @@ static int ax88179_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 	u8 buf[5];
 	u16 *tmp16;
 	u8 *tmp;
-	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = (struct ax88179_data *)dev->data;
+	struct ax88179_data *ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
 	struct ethtool_eee eee_data;
 
 	tmp16 = (u16 *)buf;
