diff --git a/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_def.h b/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_def.h
--- a/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_def.h
+++ b/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_def.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 	struct ecore_dev	*cdev;
 
 	/* Added to extend Applications Support */
-        struct pci_dev          *pdev;
+        struct pci_dev          pdev;
 	uint32_t		dp_module;
 	uint8_t			dp_level;
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_os.c b/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_os.c
--- a/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_os.c
+++ b/sys/dev/qlnx/qlnxr/qlnxr_os.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         ibdev->post_recv = qlnxr_post_recv;
 	ibdev->process_mad = qlnxr_process_mad;
 
-        ibdev->dma_device = &dev->pdev->dev;
+	ibdev->dma_device = &dev->pdev.dev;
 
 	ibdev->get_link_layer = qlnxr_link_layer;
         
@@ -1097,11 +1097,7 @@
 	dev->ha = eth_dev;
 	dev->cdev = &ha->cdev;
 	/* Added to extend Application support */
-	dev->pdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pci_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-        dev->pdev->dev = *(dev->ha->pci_dev);
-        dev->pdev->device = pci_get_device(dev->ha->pci_dev);
-        dev->pdev->vendor = pci_get_vendor(dev->ha->pci_dev);
+	linux_pci_attach_device(dev->ha->pci_dev, NULL, NULL, &dev->pdev);
 
 	dev->rdma_ctx = &ha->cdev.hwfns[0];
 	dev->wq_multiplier = wq_multiplier;
@@ -1210,6 +1206,8 @@
 	qlnxr_remove_sysfiles(dev);
 	ib_dealloc_device(&dev->ibdev);
 
+	linux_pci_detach_device(&dev->pdev);
+
 	QL_DPRINT12(ha, "exit ha = %p qlnx_rdma_dev = %p\n", ha, qlnx_rdma_dev);
 	return (0);
 }