diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 46087cec3bcd5..0088511e30bfa 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ static u8 smcr_next_link_id(struct smc_link_group *lgr)
 	return link_id;
 }
 
+static void smcr_copy_dev_info_to_link(struct smc_link *link)
+{
+	struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev = link->smcibdev;
+
+	snprintf(link->ibname, sizeof(link->ibname), "%s",
+		 smcibdev->ibdev->name);
+	link->ndev_ifidx = smcibdev->ndev_ifidx[link->ibport - 1];
+}
+
 int smcr_link_init(struct smc_link_group *lgr, struct smc_link *lnk,
 		   u8 link_idx, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
@@ -327,6 +336,7 @@ int smcr_link_init(struct smc_link_group *lgr, struct smc_link *lnk,
 	lnk->smcibdev = ini->ib_dev;
 	lnk->ibport = ini->ib_port;
 	smc_ibdev_cnt_inc(lnk);
+	smcr_copy_dev_info_to_link(lnk);
 	lnk->path_mtu = ini->ib_dev->pattr[ini->ib_port - 1].active_mtu;
 	atomic_set(&lnk->conn_cnt, 0);
 	smc_llc_link_set_uid(lnk);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.h b/net/smc/smc_core.h
index eefb6770b2685..3a1bb8e4b81fb 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ struct smc_link {
 	u8			link_is_asym;	/* is link asymmetric? */
 	struct smc_link_group	*lgr;		/* parent link group */
 	struct work_struct	link_down_wrk;	/* wrk to bring link down */
+	char			ibname[IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX]; /* ib device name */
+	int			ndev_ifidx; /* network device ifindex */
 
 	enum smc_link_state	state;		/* state of link */
 	struct delayed_work	llc_testlink_wrk; /* testlink worker */