diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index fa1c21ab8092..e54332968417 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct dsa_switch_tree {
 	struct raw_notifier_head	nh;
 
 	/* Tree identifier */
-	u32 tree;
+	unsigned int index;
 
 	/* Number of switches attached to this tree */
 	struct kref refcount;
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index 797d1156b4e6..8b68dc2f5707 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(dsa2_mutex);
 static const struct devlink_ops dsa_devlink_ops = {
 };
 
-static struct dsa_switch_tree *dsa_get_dst(u32 tree)
+static struct dsa_switch_tree *dsa_get_dst(unsigned int index)
 {
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dst, &dsa_switch_trees, list)
-		if (dst->tree == tree) {
+		if (dst->index == index) {
 			kref_get(&dst->refcount);
 			return dst;
 		}
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ static void dsa_put_dst(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 	kref_put(&dst->refcount, dsa_free_dst);
 }
 
-static struct dsa_switch_tree *dsa_add_dst(u32 tree)
+static struct dsa_switch_tree *dsa_add_dst(unsigned int index)
 {
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst;
 
 	dst = kzalloc(sizeof(*dst), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dst)
 		return NULL;
-	dst->tree = tree;
+	dst->index = index;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dst->list);
 	list_add_tail(&dsa_switch_trees, &dst->list);
 	kref_init(&dst->refcount);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static void dsa_dst_unapply(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 
 	dst->cpu_dp = NULL;
 
-	pr_info("DSA: tree %d unapplied\n", dst->tree);
+	pr_info("DSA: tree %d unapplied\n", dst->index);
 	dst->applied = false;
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int dsa_ds_parse(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, struct dsa_switch *ds)
 
 	}
 
-	pr_info("DSA: switch %d %d parsed\n", dst->tree, ds->index);
+	pr_info("DSA: switch %d %d parsed\n", dst->index, ds->index);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static int dsa_dst_parse(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 		}
 	}
 
-	pr_info("DSA: tree %d parsed\n", dst->tree);
+	pr_info("DSA: tree %d parsed\n", dst->index);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 9b75d0ac4092..814ced75a0cc 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	ds->slave_mii_bus->read = dsa_slave_phy_read;
 	ds->slave_mii_bus->write = dsa_slave_phy_write;
 	snprintf(ds->slave_mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "dsa-%d.%d",
-		 ds->dst->tree, ds->index);
+		 ds->dst->index, ds->index);
 	ds->slave_mii_bus->parent = ds->dev;
 	ds->slave_mii_bus->phy_mask = ~ds->phys_mii_mask;
 }