diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
index 342d59903229..63c5da8a15e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ 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
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ 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;
@@ -356,7 +358,6 @@ 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
  * @vc_msg: Virtchnl message buffer
  * @vc_state: Virtchnl message state
  * @vchnl_wq: Wait queue for virtchnl messages
@@ -405,7 +406,6 @@ struct idpf_vport {
 	struct idpf_port_stats port_stats;
 
 	bool link_up;
-	u32 link_speed_mbps;
 
 	char vc_msg[IDPF_CTLQ_MAX_BUF_LEN];
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(vc_state, IDPF_VC_NBITS);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
index 1885ba618981..f88e87bb480e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
@@ -1310,24 +1310,19 @@ 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_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
index 390977a76de2..13a9cce16879 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void idpf_recv_event_msg(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case VIRTCHNL2_EVENT_LINK_CHANGE:
-		vport->link_speed_mbps = le32_to_cpu(v2e->link_speed);
+		np->link_speed_mbps = le32_to_cpu(v2e->link_speed);
 		link_status = v2e->link_status;
 
 		if (vport->link_up == link_status)