diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
index 3254bfc81a2a..09694e39bb14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1703,7 +1703,8 @@ static struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap wl12xx_ht_cap = {
 static int wl12xx_setup(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
 	struct wl12xx_priv *priv = wl->priv;
-	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata = wl->pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct wlcore_platdev_data *pdev_data = wl->pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata = pdev_data->pdata;
 
 	wl->rtable = wl12xx_rtable;
 	wl->num_tx_desc = WL12XX_NUM_TX_DESCRIPTORS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index 9a66acf1205f..cd70335cd5e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -5966,7 +5966,8 @@ static void wlcore_nvs_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 {
 	struct wl1271 *wl = context;
 	struct platform_device *pdev = wl->pdev;
-	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct wlcore_platdev_data *pdev_data = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata = pdev_data->pdata;
 	unsigned long irqflags;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -5995,7 +5996,7 @@ static void wlcore_nvs_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 
 	wl->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	wl->platform_quirks = pdata->platform_quirks;
-	wl->if_ops = pdata->ops;
+	wl->if_ops = pdev_data->if_ops;
 
 	if (wl->platform_quirks & WL12XX_PLATFORM_QUIRK_EDGE_IRQ)
 		irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c
index d4f184e2efed..1f6f6e30daca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 				  const struct sdio_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct wl12xx_platform_data *wlan_data;
+	struct wlcore_platdev_data *pdev_data;
 	struct wl12xx_sdio_glue *glue;
 	struct resource res[1];
 	mmc_pm_flag_t mmcflags;
@@ -228,10 +229,18 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 	if (func->num != 0x02)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	pdev_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*pdev_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pdev_data) {
+		dev_err(&func->dev, "can't allocate platdev_data\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pdev_data->if_ops = &sdio_ops;
+
 	glue = kzalloc(sizeof(*glue), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!glue) {
 		dev_err(&func->dev, "can't allocate glue\n");
-		goto out;
+		goto out_free_pdev_data;
 	}
 
 	glue->dev = &func->dev;
@@ -256,8 +265,6 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 	if (mmcflags & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER)
 		wlan_data->pwr_in_suspend = true;
 
-	wlan_data->ops = &sdio_ops;
-
 	sdio_set_drvdata(func, glue);
 
 	/* Tell PM core that we don't need the card to be powered now */
@@ -295,8 +302,10 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 		goto out_dev_put;
 	}
 
-	ret = platform_device_add_data(glue->core, wlan_data,
-				       sizeof(*wlan_data));
+	pdev_data->pdata = wlan_data;
+
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(glue->core, pdev_data,
+				       sizeof(*pdev_data));
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(glue->dev, "can't add platform data\n");
 		goto out_dev_put;
@@ -315,6 +324,9 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 out_free_glue:
 	kfree(glue);
 
+out_free_pdev_data:
+	kfree(pdev_data);
+
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/spi.c
index 2d700b7ae14c..d437f4d28bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/spi.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct wl12xx_spi_glue *glue;
 	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct wlcore_platdev_data *pdev_data;
 	struct resource res[1];
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -337,12 +338,18 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	pdata->ops = &spi_ops;
+	pdev_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*pdev_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pdev_data) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "can't allocate platdev_data\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pdev_data->if_ops = &spi_ops;
 
 	glue = kzalloc(sizeof(*glue), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!glue) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "can't allocate glue\n");
-		goto out;
+		goto out_free_pdev_data;
 	}
 
 	glue->dev = &spi->dev;
@@ -380,7 +387,10 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto out_dev_put;
 	}
 
-	ret = platform_device_add_data(glue->core, pdata, sizeof(*pdata));
+	pdev_data->pdata = pdata;
+
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(glue->core, pdev_data,
+				       sizeof(*pdev_data));
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(glue->dev, "can't add platform data\n");
 		goto out_dev_put;
@@ -399,6 +409,10 @@ static int wl1271_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 out_free_glue:
 	kfree(glue);
+
+out_free_pdev_data:
+	kfree(pdev_data);
+
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
index 20316ac328a2..c845b0ef7f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ struct wl1271_if_operations {
 	void (*set_block_size) (struct device *child, unsigned int blksz);
 };
 
+struct wlcore_platdev_data {
+	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct wl1271_if_operations *if_ops;
+};
+
 #define MAX_NUM_KEYS 14
 #define MAX_KEY_SIZE 32
 
diff --git a/include/linux/wl12xx.h b/include/linux/wl12xx.h
index 0d6373195d32..360c9bce665c 100644
--- a/include/linux/wl12xx.h
+++ b/include/linux/wl12xx.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ struct wl12xx_platform_data {
 	int board_tcxo_clock;
 	unsigned long platform_quirks;
 	bool pwr_in_suspend;
-
-	struct wl1271_if_operations *ops;
 };
 
 /* Platform does not support level trigger interrupts */