diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
index 6ac4c35f247a..2eaa3543d233 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int m_can_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mcan_class->is_peripheral = false;
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mcan_class->dev);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mcan_class->net);
 
 	m_can_init_ram(mcan_class);