diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index 63a78a9ac241a..e0f28087671a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static void ionic_link_status_check(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 			mutex_lock(&lif->queue_lock);
 			err = ionic_start_queues(lif);
 			if (err && err != -EBUSY) {
-				netdev_err(lif->netdev,
+				netdev_err(netdev,
 					   "Failed to start queues: %d\n", err);
 				set_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_BROKEN, lif->state);
 				netif_carrier_off(lif->netdev);
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ static int ionic_set_vf_rate(struct net_device *netdev, int vf,
 
 		ret = ionic_set_vf_config(ionic, vf, &vfc);
 		if (!ret)
-			lif->ionic->vfs[vf].maxrate = cpu_to_le32(tx_max);
+			ionic->vfs[vf].maxrate = cpu_to_le32(tx_max);
 	}
 
 	up_write(&ionic->vf_op_lock);