diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index 65ef7ae38912..67b93d60243e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ static const struct ucc_geth_info ugeth_primary_info = {
 	.riscRx = QE_RISC_ALLOCATION_RISC1_AND_RISC2,
 };
 
-static struct ucc_geth_info ugeth_info[8];
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static void mem_disp(u8 *addr, int size)
 {
@@ -3715,25 +3713,23 @@ static int ucc_geth_probe(struct platform_device* ofdev)
 	if ((ucc_num < 0) || (ucc_num > 7))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ug_info = &ugeth_info[ucc_num];
-	if (ug_info == NULL) {
-		if (netif_msg_probe(&debug))
-			pr_err("[%d] Missing additional data!\n", ucc_num);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	ug_info = kmalloc(sizeof(*ug_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ug_info == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	memcpy(ug_info, &ugeth_primary_info, sizeof(*ug_info));
 
 	ug_info->uf_info.ucc_num = ucc_num;
 
 	err = ucc_geth_parse_clock(np, "rx", &ug_info->uf_info.rx_clock);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_free_info;
 	err = ucc_geth_parse_clock(np, "tx", &ug_info->uf_info.tx_clock);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_free_info;
 
 	err = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &res);
 	if (err)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto err_free_info;
 
 	ug_info->uf_info.regs = res.start;
 	ug_info->uf_info.irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
@@ -3746,7 +3742,7 @@ static int ucc_geth_probe(struct platform_device* ofdev)
 		 */
 		err = of_phy_register_fixed_link(np);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto err_free_info;
 		ug_info->phy_node = of_node_get(np);
 	}
 
@@ -3877,6 +3873,8 @@ err_deregister_fixed_link:
 		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 	of_node_put(ug_info->tbi_node);
 	of_node_put(ug_info->phy_node);
+err_free_info:
+	kfree(ug_info);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -3893,6 +3891,7 @@ static int ucc_geth_remove(struct platform_device* ofdev)
 		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 	of_node_put(ugeth->ug_info->tbi_node);
 	of_node_put(ugeth->ug_info->phy_node);
+	kfree(ugeth->ug_info);
 	free_netdev(dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3921,17 +3920,10 @@ static struct platform_driver ucc_geth_driver = {
 
 static int __init ucc_geth_init(void)
 {
-	int i, ret;
-
 	if (netif_msg_drv(&debug))
 		pr_info(DRV_DESC "\n");
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
-		memcpy(&(ugeth_info[i]), &ugeth_primary_info,
-		       sizeof(ugeth_primary_info));
 
-	ret = platform_driver_register(&ucc_geth_driver);
-
-	return ret;
+	return platform_driver_register(&ucc_geth_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit ucc_geth_exit(void)