diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
index c181346388a4..4e9bc103c0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void qca8k_rw_reg_ack_handler(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			       QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA2_LEN);
 	}
 
-	complete(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
+	dsa_switch_inband_complete(ds, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *qca8k_alloc_mdio_header(enum mdio_cmd cmd, u32 reg, u32 *val,
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static void qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 seq_num)
 static int qca8k_read_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 {
 	struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data = &priv->mgmt_eth_data;
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = priv->ds;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	bool ack;
 	int ret;
@@ -248,17 +249,12 @@ static int qca8k_read_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 
 	skb->dev = priv->mgmt_master;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the mdio pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
 	mgmt_eth_data->ack = false;
 
-	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
-
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  msecs_to_jiffies(QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT));
+	ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, skb, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	*val = mgmt_eth_data->data[0];
 	if (len > QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA1_LEN)
@@ -280,6 +276,7 @@ static int qca8k_read_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 static int qca8k_write_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 {
 	struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data = &priv->mgmt_eth_data;
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = priv->ds;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	bool ack;
 	int ret;
@@ -300,17 +297,12 @@ static int qca8k_write_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 
 	skb->dev = priv->mgmt_master;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the mdio pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
 	mgmt_eth_data->ack = false;
 
-	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
-
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  msecs_to_jiffies(QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT));
+	ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, skb, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -441,24 +433,21 @@ static struct regmap_config qca8k_regmap_config = {
 };
 
 static int
-qca8k_phy_eth_busy_wait(struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data,
+qca8k_phy_eth_busy_wait(struct qca8k_priv *priv,
 			struct sk_buff *read_skb, u32 *val)
 {
+	struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data = &priv->mgmt_eth_data;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = skb_copy(read_skb, GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = priv->ds;
 	bool ack;
 	int ret;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the copy pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
 	mgmt_eth_data->ack = false;
 
-	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
-
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, skb, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -480,6 +469,7 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	struct sk_buff *write_skb, *clear_skb, *read_skb;
 	struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data;
 	u32 write_val, clear_val = 0, val;
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = priv->ds;
 	struct net_device *mgmt_master;
 	int ret, ret1;
 	bool ack;
@@ -540,17 +530,12 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	clear_skb->dev = mgmt_master;
 	write_skb->dev = mgmt_master;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the write pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(write_skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
 	mgmt_eth_data->ack = false;
 
-	dev_queue_xmit(write_skb);
-
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, write_skb, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -569,7 +554,7 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	ret = read_poll_timeout(qca8k_phy_eth_busy_wait, ret1,
 				!(val & QCA8K_MDIO_MASTER_BUSY), 0,
 				QCA8K_BUSY_WAIT_TIMEOUT * USEC_PER_MSEC, false,
-				mgmt_eth_data, read_skb, &val);
+				priv, read_skb, &val);
 
 	if (ret < 0 && ret1 < 0) {
 		ret = ret1;
@@ -577,17 +562,13 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	}
 
 	if (read) {
-		reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 		/* Increment seq_num and set it in the read pkt */
 		mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 		qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(read_skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
 		mgmt_eth_data->ack = false;
 
-		dev_queue_xmit(read_skb);
-
-		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-						  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+		ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, read_skb, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
+					   QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 		ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -606,17 +587,12 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 		kfree_skb(read_skb);
 	}
 exit:
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the clear pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(clear_skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
 	mgmt_eth_data->ack = false;
 
-	dev_queue_xmit(clear_skb);
-
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-				    QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, clear_skb, &mgmt_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mgmt_eth_data->mutex);
 
@@ -1528,7 +1504,7 @@ static void qca8k_mib_autocast_handler(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct sk_buff *sk
 exit:
 	/* Complete on receiving all the mib packet */
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&mib_eth_data->port_parsed))
-		complete(&mib_eth_data->rw_done);
+		dsa_switch_inband_complete(ds, &mib_eth_data->rw_done);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1543,8 +1519,6 @@ qca8k_get_ethtool_stats_eth(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, u64 *data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&mib_eth_data->mutex);
 
-	reinit_completion(&mib_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	mib_eth_data->req_port = dp->index;
 	mib_eth_data->data = data;
 	refcount_set(&mib_eth_data->port_parsed, QCA8K_NUM_PORTS);
@@ -1562,8 +1536,7 @@ qca8k_get_ethtool_stats_eth(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, u64 *data)
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mib_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
-
+	ret = dsa_switch_inband_tx(ds, NULL, &mib_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&mib_eth_data->mutex);
 
