diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_auxr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_auxr.c
index 67e93e17d4d9..0955b488b6fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_auxr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_auxr.c
@@ -141,12 +141,15 @@ static void bnge_aux_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct bnge_auxr_priv *aux_priv =
 			container_of(dev, struct bnge_auxr_priv, aux_dev.dev);
-	struct bnge_dev *bd = pci_get_drvdata(aux_priv->auxr_dev->pdev);
+	struct bnge_auxr_dev *auxr_dev = aux_priv->auxr_dev;
+	struct bnge_dev *bd = pci_get_drvdata(to_pci_dev(dev->parent));
 
 	ida_free(&bnge_aux_dev_ids, aux_priv->id);
-	kfree(aux_priv->auxr_dev->auxr_info);
+	if (auxr_dev) {
+		kfree(auxr_dev->auxr_info);
+		kfree(auxr_dev);
+	}
 	bd->auxr_dev = NULL;
-	kfree(aux_priv->auxr_dev);
 	kfree(aux_priv);
 	bd->aux_priv = NULL;
 }