diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
index b57bc705c2ee..a1917842536e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int ethsw_port_set_pvid(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv, u16 pvid)
 	struct ethsw_core *ethsw = port_priv->ethsw_data;
 	struct net_device *netdev = port_priv->netdev;
 	struct dpsw_tci_cfg tci_cfg = { 0 };
-	bool is_oper;
+	bool up;
 	int err, ret;
 
 	err = dpsw_if_get_tci(ethsw->mc_io, 0, ethsw->dpsw_handle,
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static int ethsw_port_set_pvid(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv, u16 pvid)
 	tci_cfg.vlan_id = pvid;
 
 	/* Interface needs to be down to change PVID */
-	is_oper = netif_oper_up(netdev);
-	if (is_oper) {
+	up = netif_running(netdev);
+	if (up) {
 		err = dpsw_if_disable(ethsw->mc_io, 0,
 				      ethsw->dpsw_handle,
 				      port_priv->idx);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int ethsw_port_set_pvid(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv, u16 pvid)
 	port_priv->pvid = pvid;
 
 set_tci_error:
-	if (is_oper) {
+	if (up) {
 		ret = dpsw_if_enable(ethsw->mc_io, 0,
 				     ethsw->dpsw_handle,
 				     port_priv->idx);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int ethsw_port_set_stp_state(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv, u8 state)
 	};
 	int err;
 
-	if (!netif_oper_up(port_priv->netdev) || state == port_priv->stp_state)
+	if (!netif_running(port_priv->netdev) || state == port_priv->stp_state)
 		return 0;	/* Nothing to do */
 
 	err = dpsw_if_set_stp(port_priv->ethsw_data->mc_io, 0,