diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 46d1c2c32d719568ef9ca232e36820d146ee5c1b..646a57eaf093593ed4afd2a105e132ab375c31ba 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -2218,6 +2218,9 @@ struct net_device *ib_device_get_netdev(struct ib_device *ib_dev,
 	if (!rdma_is_port_valid(ib_dev, port))
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (!ib_dev->port_data)
+		return NULL;
+
 	pdata = &ib_dev->port_data[port];
 
 	/*
@@ -2245,6 +2248,7 @@ struct net_device *ib_device_get_netdev(struct ib_device *ib_dev,
 
 	return res;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_device_get_netdev);
 
 /**
  * ib_device_get_by_netdev - Find an IB device associated with a netdev
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
index 58dddb143b9f06a57e984c413b071a47feb448b9..b79dad8704239660a675d9b307f69233dbf61f76 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
  */
 #define SIW_IRQ_MAXBURST_SQ_ACTIVE 4
 
+/* There is always only a port 1 per siw device */
+#define SIW_PORT 1
+
 struct siw_dev_cap {
 	int max_qp;
 	int max_qp_wr;
@@ -69,16 +72,12 @@ struct siw_pd {
 
 struct siw_device {
 	struct ib_device base_dev;
-	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct siw_dev_cap attrs;
 
 	u32 vendor_part_id;
 	int numa_node;
 	char raw_gid[ETH_ALEN];
 
-	/* physical port state (only one port per device) */
-	enum ib_port_state state;
-
 	spinlock_t lock;
 
 	struct xarray qp_xa;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
index 43e776073f49f59d7a1753763c97f3842d68b164..f65008145768554378f62ae23aa00874f4d6b733 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,7 @@ int siw_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *id, int backlog)
 {
 	struct socket *s;
 	struct siw_cep *cep = NULL;
+	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
 	struct siw_device *sdev = to_siw_dev(id->device);
 	int addr_family = id->local_addr.ss_family;
 	int rv = 0;
@@ -1798,9 +1799,15 @@ int siw_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *id, int backlog)
 		struct sockaddr_in *laddr = &to_sockaddr_in(id->local_addr);
 
 		/* For wildcard addr, limit binding to current device only */
-		if (ipv4_is_zeronet(laddr->sin_addr.s_addr))
-			s->sk->sk_bound_dev_if = sdev->netdev->ifindex;
-
+		if (ipv4_is_zeronet(laddr->sin_addr.s_addr)) {
+			ndev = ib_device_get_netdev(id->device, SIW_PORT);
+			if (ndev) {
+				s->sk->sk_bound_dev_if = ndev->ifindex;
+			} else {
+				rv = -ENODEV;
+				goto error;
+			}
+		}
 		rv = s->ops->bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)laddr,
 				  sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
 	} else {
@@ -1816,9 +1823,15 @@ int siw_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *id, int backlog)
 		}
 
 		/* For wildcard addr, limit binding to current device only */
-		if (ipv6_addr_any(&laddr->sin6_addr))
-			s->sk->sk_bound_dev_if = sdev->netdev->ifindex;
-
+		if (ipv6_addr_any(&laddr->sin6_addr)) {
+			ndev = ib_device_get_netdev(id->device, SIW_PORT);
+			if (ndev) {
+				s->sk->sk_bound_dev_if = ndev->ifindex;
+			} else {
+				rv = -ENODEV;
+				goto error;
+			}
+		}
 		rv = s->ops->bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)laddr,
 				  sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
 	}
@@ -1879,6 +1892,7 @@ int siw_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *id, int backlog)
 	}
 	list_add_tail(&cep->listenq, (struct list_head *)id->provider_data);
 	cep->state = SIW_EPSTATE_LISTENING;
+	dev_put(ndev);
 
 	siw_dbg(id->device, "Listen at laddr %pISp\n", &id->local_addr);
 
@@ -1902,6 +1916,7 @@ int siw_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *id, int backlog)
 		siw_cep_put(cep);
 	}
 	sock_release(s);
+	dev_put(ndev);
 
 	return rv;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
index d4b6e0106851d6e8af6b403eccee0d0774f8316e..74c2bed325d0e3efdf402af18a88d75922ddff1a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ static struct siw_device *siw_device_create(struct net_device *netdev)
 		return NULL;
 
 	base_dev = &sdev->base_dev;
-	sdev->netdev = netdev;
 
 	if (netdev->addr_len) {
 		memcpy(sdev->raw_gid, netdev->dev_addr,
@@ -416,7 +415,6 @@ static int siw_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_UP:
-		sdev->state = IB_PORT_ACTIVE;
 		siw_port_event(sdev, 1, IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE);
 		break;
 
@@ -425,7 +423,6 @@ static int siw_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 		break;
 
 	case NETDEV_DOWN:
-		sdev->state = IB_PORT_DOWN;
 		siw_port_event(sdev, 1, IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR);
 		break;
 
@@ -446,12 +443,8 @@ static int siw_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 		siw_port_event(sdev, 1, IB_EVENT_LID_CHANGE);
 		break;
 	/*
-	 * Todo: Below netdev events are currently not handled.
+	 * All other events are not handled
 	 */
-	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
-	case NETDEV_CHANGE:
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -482,11 +475,6 @@ static int siw_newlink(const char *basedev_name, struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (sdev) {
 		dev_dbg(&netdev->dev, "siw: new device\n");
 
-		if (netif_running(netdev) && netif_carrier_ok(netdev))
-			sdev->state = IB_PORT_ACTIVE;
-		else
-			sdev->state = IB_PORT_DOWN;
-
 		rv = siw_device_register(sdev, basedev_name);
 		if (rv)
 			ib_dealloc_device(&sdev->base_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
index fdbef3254e308674966e33463c700a259c28e264..84820eb26e3125b64522d43b80fefb6c6c612e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
@@ -165,21 +165,29 @@ int siw_query_device(struct ib_device *base_dev, struct ib_device_attr *attr,
 int siw_query_port(struct ib_device *base_dev, u32 port,
 		   struct ib_port_attr *attr)
 {
-	struct siw_device *sdev = to_siw_dev(base_dev);
+	struct net_device *ndev;
 	int rv;
 
 	memset(attr, 0, sizeof(*attr));
 
 	rv = ib_get_eth_speed(base_dev, port, &attr->active_speed,
 			 &attr->active_width);
+	if (rv)
+		return rv;
+
+	ndev = ib_device_get_netdev(base_dev, SIW_PORT);
+	if (!ndev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	attr->gid_tbl_len = 1;
 	attr->max_msg_sz = -1;
-	attr->max_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(sdev->netdev->mtu);
-	attr->active_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(sdev->netdev->mtu);
-	attr->phys_state = sdev->state == IB_PORT_ACTIVE ?
+	attr->max_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(ndev->max_mtu);
+	attr->active_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(READ_ONCE(ndev->mtu));
+	attr->phys_state = (netif_running(ndev) && netif_carrier_ok(ndev)) ?
 		IB_PORT_PHYS_STATE_LINK_UP : IB_PORT_PHYS_STATE_DISABLED;
+	attr->state = attr->phys_state == IB_PORT_PHYS_STATE_LINK_UP ?
+		IB_PORT_ACTIVE : IB_PORT_DOWN;
 	attr->port_cap_flags = IB_PORT_CM_SUP | IB_PORT_DEVICE_MGMT_SUP;
-	attr->state = sdev->state;
 	/*
 	 * All zero
 	 *
@@ -193,6 +201,7 @@ int siw_query_port(struct ib_device *base_dev, u32 port,
 	 * attr->subnet_timeout = 0;
 	 * attr->init_type_repy = 0;
 	 */
+	dev_put(ndev);
 	return rv;
 }
 
@@ -507,20 +516,23 @@ int siw_query_qp(struct ib_qp *base_qp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 		 int qp_attr_mask, struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
 {
 	struct siw_qp *qp;
-	struct siw_device *sdev;
+	struct net_device *ndev;
 
-	if (base_qp && qp_attr && qp_init_attr) {
+	if (base_qp && qp_attr && qp_init_attr)
 		qp = to_siw_qp(base_qp);
-		sdev = to_siw_dev(base_qp->device);
-	} else {
+	else
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+
+	ndev = ib_device_get_netdev(base_qp->device, SIW_PORT);
+	if (!ndev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	qp_attr->cap.max_inline_data = SIW_MAX_INLINE;
 	qp_attr->cap.max_send_wr = qp->attrs.sq_size;
 	qp_attr->cap.max_send_sge = qp->attrs.sq_max_sges;
 	qp_attr->cap.max_recv_wr = qp->attrs.rq_size;
 	qp_attr->cap.max_recv_sge = qp->attrs.rq_max_sges;
-	qp_attr->path_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(sdev->netdev->mtu);
+	qp_attr->path_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(READ_ONCE(ndev->mtu));
 	qp_attr->max_rd_atomic = qp->attrs.irq_size;
 	qp_attr->max_dest_rd_atomic = qp->attrs.orq_size;
 
@@ -535,6 +547,7 @@ int siw_query_qp(struct ib_qp *base_qp, struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 
 	qp_init_attr->cap = qp_attr->cap;
 
+	dev_put(ndev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 7e602a7e653312acd24001d3541d457e80cdc86a..9eb25963e0d0f67945f371ed82948c114d1143fd 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -4456,6 +4456,8 @@ struct net_device *ib_get_net_dev_by_params(struct ib_device *dev, u32 port,
 					    const struct sockaddr *addr);
 int ib_device_set_netdev(struct ib_device *ib_dev, struct net_device *ndev,
 			 unsigned int port);
+struct net_device *ib_device_get_netdev(struct ib_device *ib_dev,
+					u32 port);
 struct ib_wq *ib_create_wq(struct ib_pd *pd,
 			   struct ib_wq_init_attr *init_attr);
 int ib_destroy_wq_user(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);