diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h
index ffeb8d9e2b2ef9f55f5b788d1853c208cf38fde4..64e147f53a9c0cae24a497ea127859580ebde3ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.h
@@ -30,4 +30,12 @@ int stmmac_get_platform_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 int stmmac_pltfr_remove(struct platform_device *pdev);
 extern const struct dev_pm_ops stmmac_pltfr_pm_ops;
 
+static inline void *get_stmmac_bsp_priv(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+	return priv->plat->bsp_priv;
+}
+
 #endif /* __STMMAC_PLATFORM_H__ */