diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
index 2c31ad87587a..66544faab710 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ enum idpf_vport_state {
  * @adapter: Adapter back pointer
  * @vport: Vport back pointer
  * @vport_id: Vport identifier
+ * @link_speed_mbps: Link speed in mbps
  * @vport_idx: Relative vport index
  * @state: See enum idpf_vport_state
  * @netstats: Packet and byte stats
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ struct idpf_netdev_priv {
 	struct idpf_adapter *adapter;
 	struct idpf_vport *vport;
 	u32 vport_id;
+	u32 link_speed_mbps;
 	u16 vport_idx;
 	enum idpf_vport_state state;
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 netstats;
@@ -287,7 +289,6 @@ struct idpf_port_stats {
  * @tx_itr_profile: TX profiles for Dynamic Interrupt Moderation
  * @port_stats: per port csum, header split, and other offload stats
  * @link_up: True if link is up
- * @link_speed_mbps: Link speed in mbps
  * @sw_marker_wq: workqueue for marker packets
  */
 struct idpf_vport {
@@ -331,7 +332,6 @@ struct idpf_vport {
 	struct idpf_port_stats port_stats;
 
 	bool link_up;
-	u32 link_speed_mbps;
 
 	wait_queue_head_t sw_marker_wq;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
index 3806ddd3ce4a..59b1a1a09996 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
@@ -1296,24 +1296,19 @@ static void idpf_set_msglevel(struct net_device *netdev, u32 data)
 static int idpf_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 				   struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
-	struct idpf_vport *vport;
-
-	idpf_vport_ctrl_lock(netdev);
-	vport = idpf_netdev_to_vport(netdev);
+	struct idpf_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(cmd, supported);
 	cmd->base.autoneg = AUTONEG_DISABLE;
 	cmd->base.port = PORT_NONE;
-	if (vport->link_up) {
+	if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 		cmd->base.duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-		cmd->base.speed = vport->link_speed_mbps;
+		cmd->base.speed = np->link_speed_mbps;
 	} else {
 		cmd->base.duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
 		cmd->base.speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	}
 
-	idpf_vport_ctrl_unlock(netdev);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
index 4f20343e49a9..c3848e10e7db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ int idpf_initiate_soft_reset(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 	 * mess with. Nothing below should use those variables from new_vport
 	 * and should instead always refer to them in vport if they need to.
 	 */
-	memcpy(new_vport, vport, offsetof(struct idpf_vport, link_speed_mbps));
+	memcpy(new_vport, vport, offsetof(struct idpf_vport, link_up));
 
 	/* Adjust resource parameters prior to reallocating resources */
 	switch (reset_cause) {
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ int idpf_initiate_soft_reset(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 	/* Same comment as above regarding avoiding copying the wait_queues and
 	 * mutexes applies here. We do not want to mess with those if possible.
 	 */
-	memcpy(vport, new_vport, offsetof(struct idpf_vport, link_speed_mbps));
+	memcpy(vport, new_vport, offsetof(struct idpf_vport, link_up));
 
 	if (reset_cause == IDPF_SR_Q_CHANGE)
 		idpf_vport_alloc_vec_indexes(vport);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
index 70986e12da28..3be883726b87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void idpf_handle_event_link(struct idpf_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 	np = netdev_priv(vport->netdev);
 
-	vport->link_speed_mbps = le32_to_cpu(v2e->link_speed);
+	np->link_speed_mbps = le32_to_cpu(v2e->link_speed);
 
 	if (vport->link_up == v2e->link_status)
 		return;