diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
index 60eb765c53647..511c94f66036c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
@@ -408,30 +408,31 @@ static void gsi_evt_ring_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 evt_ring_id,
 		return;
 
 	dev_err(dev, "GSI command %u for event ring %u timed out, state %u\n",
-		opcode, evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+		opcode, evt_ring_id, gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id));
 }
 
 /* Allocate an event ring in NOT_ALLOCATED state */
 static int gsi_evt_ring_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 evt_ring_id)
 {
-	struct gsi_evt_ring *evt_ring = &gsi->evt_ring[evt_ring_id];
+	enum gsi_evt_ring_state state;
 
 	/* Get initial event ring state */
-	evt_ring->state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
-	if (evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED) {
+	state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
+	if (state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED) {
 		dev_err(gsi->dev, "event ring %u bad state %u before alloc\n",
-			evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+			evt_ring_id, state);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	gsi_evt_ring_command(gsi, evt_ring_id, GSI_EVT_ALLOCATE);
 
 	/* If successful the event ring state will have changed */
-	if (evt_ring->state == GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED)
+	state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
+	if (state == GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED)
 		return 0;
 
 	dev_err(gsi->dev, "event ring %u bad state %u after alloc\n",
-		evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+		evt_ring_id, state);
 
 	return -EIO;
 }
@@ -439,45 +440,48 @@ static int gsi_evt_ring_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 evt_ring_id)
 /* Reset a GSI event ring in ALLOCATED or ERROR state. */
 static void gsi_evt_ring_reset_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 evt_ring_id)
 {
-	struct gsi_evt_ring *evt_ring = &gsi->evt_ring[evt_ring_id];
-	enum gsi_evt_ring_state state = evt_ring->state;
+	enum gsi_evt_ring_state state;
 
+	state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
 	if (state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED &&
 	    state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ERROR) {
 		dev_err(gsi->dev, "event ring %u bad state %u before reset\n",
-			evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+			evt_ring_id, state);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	gsi_evt_ring_command(gsi, evt_ring_id, GSI_EVT_RESET);
 
 	/* If successful the event ring state will have changed */
-	if (evt_ring->state == GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED)
+	state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
+	if (state == GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED)
 		return;
 
 	dev_err(gsi->dev, "event ring %u bad state %u after reset\n",
-		evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+		evt_ring_id, state);
 }
 
 /* Issue a hardware de-allocation request for an allocated event ring */
 static void gsi_evt_ring_de_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 evt_ring_id)
 {
-	struct gsi_evt_ring *evt_ring = &gsi->evt_ring[evt_ring_id];
+	enum gsi_evt_ring_state state;
 
-	if (evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
+	state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
+	if (state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
 		dev_err(gsi->dev, "event ring %u state %u before dealloc\n",
-			evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+			evt_ring_id, state);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	gsi_evt_ring_command(gsi, evt_ring_id, GSI_EVT_DE_ALLOC);
 
 	/* If successful the event ring state will have changed */
-	if (evt_ring->state == GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
+	state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
+	if (state == GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
 		return;
 
 	dev_err(gsi->dev, "event ring %u bad state %u after dealloc\n",
-		evt_ring_id, evt_ring->state);
+		evt_ring_id, state);
 }
 
 /* Fetch the current state of a channel from hardware */
@@ -1107,7 +1111,6 @@ static void gsi_isr_evt_ctrl(struct gsi *gsi)
 		event_mask ^= BIT(evt_ring_id);
 
 		evt_ring = &gsi->evt_ring[evt_ring_id];
-		evt_ring->state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
 
 		complete(&evt_ring->completion);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h
index 96c9aed397aad..d674db0ba4eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.h
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ enum gsi_evt_ring_state {
 struct gsi_evt_ring {
 	struct gsi_channel *channel;
 	struct completion completion;	/* signals event ring state changes */
-	enum gsi_evt_ring_state state;
 	struct gsi_ring ring;
 };
 
