diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
index 2dcfd0ff069a..4ed29df8c963 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
@@ -151,19 +151,19 @@ struct xpcs_compat {
 	int (*pma_config)(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs);
 };
 
-struct xpcs_id {
+struct dw_xpcs_desc {
 	u32 id;
 	u32 mask;
 	const struct xpcs_compat *compat;
 };
 
-static const struct xpcs_compat *xpcs_find_compat(const struct xpcs_id *id,
-						  phy_interface_t interface)
+static const struct xpcs_compat *
+xpcs_find_compat(const struct dw_xpcs_desc *desc, phy_interface_t interface)
 {
 	int i, j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < DW_XPCS_INTERFACE_MAX; i++) {
-		const struct xpcs_compat *compat = &id->compat[i];
+		const struct xpcs_compat *compat = &desc->compat[i];
 
 		for (j = 0; j < compat->num_interfaces; j++)
 			if (compat->interface[j] == interface)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int xpcs_get_an_mode(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, phy_interface_t interface)
 {
 	const struct xpcs_compat *compat;
 
-	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->id, interface);
+	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->desc, interface);
 	if (!compat)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int xpcs_validate(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned long *supported,
 	int i;
 
 	xpcs = phylink_pcs_to_xpcs(pcs);
-	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->id, state->interface);
+	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->desc, state->interface);
 	if (!compat)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ void xpcs_get_interfaces(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, unsigned long *interfaces)
 	int i, j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < DW_XPCS_INTERFACE_MAX; i++) {
-		const struct xpcs_compat *compat = &xpcs->id->compat[i];
+		const struct xpcs_compat *compat = &xpcs->desc->compat[i];
 
 		for (j = 0; j < compat->num_interfaces; j++)
 			__set_bit(compat->interface[j], interfaces);
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ int xpcs_do_config(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, phy_interface_t interface,
 	const struct xpcs_compat *compat;
 	int ret;
 
-	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->id, interface);
+	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->desc, interface);
 	if (!compat)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void xpcs_get_state(struct phylink_pcs *pcs,
 	const struct xpcs_compat *compat;
 	int ret;
 
-	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->id, state->interface);
+	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->desc, state->interface);
 	if (!compat)
 		return;
 
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ static const struct xpcs_compat nxp_sja1110_xpcs_compat[DW_XPCS_INTERFACE_MAX] =
 	},
 };
 
-static const struct xpcs_id xpcs_id_list[] = {
+static const struct dw_xpcs_desc xpcs_desc_list[] = {
 	{
 		.id = DW_XPCS_ID,
 		.mask = DW_XPCS_ID_MASK,
@@ -1395,18 +1395,18 @@ static int xpcs_init_id(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs)
 
 	xpcs_id = xpcs_get_id(xpcs);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(xpcs_id_list); i++) {
-		const struct xpcs_id *entry = &xpcs_id_list[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(xpcs_desc_list); i++) {
+		const struct dw_xpcs_desc *desc = &xpcs_desc_list[i];
 
-		if ((xpcs_id & entry->mask) != entry->id)
+		if ((xpcs_id & desc->mask) != desc->id)
 			continue;
 
-		xpcs->id = entry;
+		xpcs->desc = desc;
 
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!xpcs->id)
+	if (!xpcs->desc)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = xpcs_dev_flag(xpcs);
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ static int xpcs_init_iface(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, phy_interface_t interface)
 {
 	const struct xpcs_compat *compat;
 
-	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->id, interface);
+	compat = xpcs_find_compat(xpcs->desc, interface);
 	if (!compat)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
index 8dfe90295f12..e706bd16b986 100644
--- a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
+++ b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 /* dev_flag */
 #define DW_DEV_TXGBE			BIT(0)
 
-struct xpcs_id;
+struct dw_xpcs_desc;
 
 struct dw_xpcs {
+	const struct dw_xpcs_desc *desc;
 	struct mdio_device *mdiodev;
-	const struct xpcs_id *id;
 	struct phylink_pcs pcs;
 	phy_interface_t interface;
 	int dev_flag;