diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c
index 83c4bf7bc16c..2c3c57bbef0a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-tegra.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct sdhci_tegra {
 static u16 tegra_sdhci_readw(struct sdhci_host *host, int reg)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = pltfm_host->priv;
+	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 	const struct sdhci_tegra_soc_data *soc_data = tegra_host->soc_data;
 
 	if (unlikely((soc_data->nvquirks & NVQUIRK_FORCE_SDHCI_SPEC_200) &&
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void tegra_sdhci_writew(struct sdhci_host *host, u16 val, int reg)
 static void tegra_sdhci_writel(struct sdhci_host *host, u32 val, int reg)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = pltfm_host->priv;
+	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 	const struct sdhci_tegra_soc_data *soc_data = tegra_host->soc_data;
 
 	/* Seems like we're getting spurious timeout and crc errors, so
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static unsigned int tegra_sdhci_get_ro(struct sdhci_host *host)
 static void tegra_sdhci_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = pltfm_host->priv;
+	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 	const struct sdhci_tegra_soc_data *soc_data = tegra_host->soc_data;
 	u32 misc_ctrl, clk_ctrl;
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void tegra_sdhci_set_bus_width(struct sdhci_host *host, int bus_width)
 static void tegra_sdhci_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = pltfm_host->priv;
+	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 	unsigned long host_clk;
 
 	if (!clock)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void tegra_sdhci_set_uhs_signaling(struct sdhci_host *host,
 					  unsigned timing)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = pltfm_host->priv;
+	struct sdhci_tegra *tegra_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 
 	if (timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_DDR50)
 		tegra_host->ddr_signaling = true;
@@ -380,20 +380,14 @@ static int sdhci_tegra_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	soc_data = match->data;
 
-	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, soc_data->pdata, 0);
+	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, soc_data->pdata, sizeof(*tegra_host));
 	if (IS_ERR(host))
 		return PTR_ERR(host);
 	pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
 
-	tegra_host = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*tegra_host), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tegra_host) {
-		dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "failed to allocate tegra_host\n");
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_alloc_tegra_host;
-	}
+	tegra_host = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 	tegra_host->ddr_signaling = false;
 	tegra_host->soc_data = soc_data;
-	pltfm_host->priv = tegra_host;
 
 	rc = mmc_of_parse(host->mmc);
 	if (rc)
@@ -429,7 +423,6 @@ static int sdhci_tegra_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_clk_get:
 err_power_req:
 err_parse_dt:
-err_alloc_tegra_host:
 	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);
 	return rc;
 }