1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
index 9211c750e064..2f85b64f01fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ struct lmac {
 struct bgx {
         u8                      bgx_id;
         struct  lmac            lmac[MAX_LMAC_PER_BGX];
-        int                     lmac_count;
+        u8                      lmac_count;
         u8                      max_lmac;
+        u8                      acpi_lmac_idx;
         void __iomem            *reg_base;
         struct pci_dev          *pdev;
         bool                    is_dlm;
@@ -1143,13 +1144,13 @@ static acpi_status bgx_acpi_register_phy(acpi_handle handle,
         if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &adev))
                 goto out;
 
-        acpi_get_mac_address(dev, adev, bgx->lmac[bgx->lmac_count].mac);
+        acpi_get_mac_address(dev, adev, bgx->lmac[bgx->acpi_lmac_idx].mac);
 
-        SET_NETDEV_DEV(&bgx->lmac[bgx->lmac_count].netdev, dev);
+        SET_NETDEV_DEV(&bgx->lmac[bgx->acpi_lmac_idx].netdev, dev);
 
-        bgx->lmac[bgx->lmac_count].lmacid = bgx->lmac_count;
+        bgx->lmac[bgx->acpi_lmac_idx].lmacid = bgx->acpi_lmac_idx;
+        bgx->acpi_lmac_idx++; /* move to next LMAC */
 out:
-        bgx->lmac_count++;
         return AE_OK;
 }