diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
index ee2f842..4f1cc71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/ixp4xx_eth.c
@@ -782,7 +782,8 @@ static int eth_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *req, int cmd)
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(port->phydev, if_mii(req), cmd);
+
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(port->phydev, req, cmd);
 }
 
 /* ethtool support */
diff --git a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
index ece6128..386d4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static int au1000_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!aup->phy_dev)
 		return -EINVAL; /* PHY not controllable */
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(aup->phy_dev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(aup->phy_dev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops au1000_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
index faf5add..0d2c5da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static int bcm_enet_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (priv->has_phy) {
 		if (!priv->phydev)
 			return -ENODEV;
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+		return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, rq, cmd);
 	} else {
 		struct mii_if_info mii;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpmac.c b/drivers/net/cpmac.c
index 3c58db5..d4c5ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cpmac.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int cpmac_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if ((cmd == SIOCGMIIPHY) || (cmd == SIOCGMIIREG) ||
 	    (cmd == SIOCSMIIREG))
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phy, if_mii(ifr), cmd);
+		return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phy, ifr, cmd);
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dnet.c b/drivers/net/dnet.c
index 8b0f50b..4ea7141 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dnet.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static int dnet_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static void dnet_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethoc.c
index 6ed2df1..8102f01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethoc.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static int ethoc_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		phy = priv->phy;
 	}
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(phy, mdio, cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phy, ifr, cmd);
 }
 
 static int ethoc_config(struct net_device *dev, struct ifmap *map)
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec.c b/drivers/net/fec.c
index a3cae4e..f24f49e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static int fec_enet_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static void fec_enet_free_buffers(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
index 25e6cc6..fdbf148 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!priv->phydev)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops mpc52xx_fec_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index 309a0ea..f08cff9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
@@ -963,12 +963,11 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops fs_ethtool_ops = {
 static int fs_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
 	struct fs_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct mii_ioctl_data *mii = (struct mii_ioctl_data *)&rq->ifr_data;
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(fep->phydev, mii, cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(fep->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 extern int fs_mii_connect(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index ab54821..9d88e20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int gfar_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!priv->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static unsigned int reverse_bitmap(unsigned int bit_map, unsigned int max_qs)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 40797fb..ff2f158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ static int macb_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops macb_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index e345ec8..e3ab182 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 	struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (mp->phy != NULL)
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(mp->phy, if_mii(ifr), cmd);
+		return phy_mii_ioctl(mp->phy, ifr, cmd);
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
index 000e792..73a2671 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int octeon_mgmt_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (!p->phydev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(p->phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(p->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static void octeon_mgmt_adjust_link(struct net_device *netdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 64be466..bd88d81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -309,8 +309,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_ethtool_gset);
  * current state.  Use at own risk.
  */
 int phy_mii_ioctl(struct phy_device *phydev,
-		struct mii_ioctl_data *mii_data, int cmd)
+		struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 {
+	struct mii_ioctl_data *mii_data = if_mii(ifr);
 	u16 val = mii_data->val_in;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c b/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
index 1f3acc3..e585c3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ static int sbmac_mii_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!netif_running(dev) || !sc->phy_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(sc->phy_dev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(sc->phy_dev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static int sbmac_close(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
index 501a55f..8279f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static int sh_eth_do_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *rq,
 	if (!phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 #if defined(SH_ETH_HAS_TSU)
diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index cc55974..56dc2ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ static int smsc911x_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 	if (!netif_running(dev) || !pdata->phy_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(pdata->phy_dev, if_mii(ifr), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(pdata->phy_dev, ifr, cmd);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc9420.c b/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
index 6cdee6a..b09ee1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int smsc9420_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 	if (!netif_running(dev) || !pd->phy_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(pd->phy_dev, if_mii(ifr), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(pd->phy_dev, ifr, cmd);
 }
 
 static int smsc9420_ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index a31d580..6af7471 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ static int stmmac_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		spin_lock(&priv->lock);
-		ret = phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+		ret = phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, rq, cmd);
 		spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tc35815.c b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
index be08b75..99e423a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tc35815.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ static int tc35815_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!lp->phy_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(lp->phy_dev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(lp->phy_dev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static void tc35815_chip_reset(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 289cdc5..d4163f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -10954,7 +10954,7 @@ static int tg3_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		if (!(tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_PHY_CONNECTED))
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		phydev = tp->mdio_bus->phy_map[TG3_PHY_MII_ADDR];
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, data, cmd);
+		return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, ifr, cmd);
 	}
 
 	switch (cmd) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
index 7e0be8d..10a82ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int cvm_oct_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	if (!priv->phydev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, if_mii(rq), cmd);
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static void cvm_oct_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 987e111..d63736a 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_ethtool_sset(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd);
 int phy_ethtool_gset(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd);
 int phy_mii_ioctl(struct phy_device *phydev,
-		struct mii_ioctl_data *mii_data, int cmd);
+		struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
 int phy_start_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_print_status(struct phy_device *phydev);
 struct phy_device* phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id);
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 8fdca56..64ca2a6 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -164,10 +164,9 @@ out:
 static int dsa_slave_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct mii_ioctl_data *mii_data = if_mii(ifr);
 
 	if (p->phy != NULL)
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(p->phy, mii_data, cmd);
+		return phy_mii_ioctl(p->phy, ifr, cmd);
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
