diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
index f0e820d2b8ec..2cd7435b2316 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -4469,7 +4469,7 @@ static int rocker_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 		fib4 = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_IPV4_FIB(obj);
 		err = rocker_port_fib_ipv4(rocker_port, trans,
 					   htonl(fib4->dst), fib4->dst_len,
-					   fib4->fi, fib4->tb_id, 0);
+					   &fib4->fi, fib4->tb_id, 0);
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB:
 		err = rocker_port_fdb_add(rocker_port, trans,
@@ -4541,7 +4541,7 @@ static int rocker_port_obj_del(struct net_device *dev,
 		fib4 = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_IPV4_FIB(obj);
 		err = rocker_port_fib_ipv4(rocker_port, NULL,
 					   htonl(fib4->dst), fib4->dst_len,
-					   fib4->fi, fib4->tb_id,
+					   &fib4->fi, fib4->tb_id,
 					   ROCKER_OP_FLAG_REMOVE);
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB:
@@ -4571,7 +4571,7 @@ static int rocker_port_fdb_dump(const struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 	hash_for_each_safe(rocker->fdb_tbl, bkt, tmp, found, entry) {
 		if (found->key.rocker_port != rocker_port)
 			continue;
-		fdb->addr = found->key.addr;
+		ether_addr_copy(fdb->addr, found->key.addr);
 		fdb->ndm_state = NUD_REACHABLE;
 		fdb->vid = rocker_port_vlan_to_vid(rocker_port,
 						   found->key.vlan_id);
diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index f7de6f8e9a4c..f8672d7f3ff2 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <net/ip_fib.h>
 
 #define SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE		BIT(0)
 #define SWITCHDEV_F_SKIP_EOPNOTSUPP	BIT(1)
@@ -59,8 +60,6 @@ struct switchdev_attr {
 	} u;
 };
 
-struct fib_info;
-
 enum switchdev_obj_id {
 	SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_UNDEFINED,
 	SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_VLAN,
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ struct switchdev_obj_ipv4_fib {
 	struct switchdev_obj obj;
 	u32 dst;
 	int dst_len;
-	struct fib_info *fi;
+	struct fib_info fi;
 	u8 tos;
 	u8 type;
 	u32 nlflags;
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ struct switchdev_obj_ipv4_fib {
 /* SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB */
 struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb {
 	struct switchdev_obj obj;
-	const unsigned char *addr;
+	unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u16 vid;
 	u16 ndm_state;
 };
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index f43ce05c66a6..f5e7da0fe93b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ static void fdb_del_external_learn(struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *f)
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb fdb = {
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
-		.addr = f->addr.addr,
 		.vid = f->vlan_id,
 	};
 
+	ether_addr_copy(fdb.addr, f->addr.addr);
 	switchdev_port_obj_del(f->dst->dev, &fdb.obj);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 84cd8639e37b..b0b8da0f5af8 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_port_fdb_dump(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
 
-		fdb->addr = addr;
+		ether_addr_copy(fdb->addr, addr);
 		fdb->vid = vid;
 		fdb->ndm_state = is_static ? NUD_NOARP : NUD_REACHABLE;
 
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 007b8f40df06..5963d7ac1026 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -891,10 +892,10 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb fdb = {
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
-		.addr = addr,
 		.vid = vid,
 	};
 
+	ether_addr_copy(fdb.addr, addr);
 	return switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, &fdb.obj);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_fdb_add);
@@ -916,10 +917,10 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_del(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 {
 	struct switchdev_obj_port_fdb fdb = {
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_PORT_FDB,
-		.addr = addr,
 		.vid = vid,
 	};
 
+	ether_addr_copy(fdb.addr, addr);
 	return switchdev_port_obj_del(dev, &fdb.obj);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_fdb_del);
@@ -1081,7 +1082,6 @@ int switchdev_fib_ipv4_add(u32 dst, int dst_len, struct fib_info *fi,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_IPV4_FIB,
 		.dst = dst,
 		.dst_len = dst_len,
-		.fi = fi,
 		.tos = tos,
 		.type = type,
 		.nlflags = nlflags,
@@ -1090,6 +1090,8 @@ int switchdev_fib_ipv4_add(u32 dst, int dst_len, struct fib_info *fi,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	memcpy(&ipv4_fib.fi, fi, sizeof(ipv4_fib.fi));
+
 	/* Don't offload route if using custom ip rules or if
 	 * IPv4 FIB offloading has been disabled completely.
 	 */
@@ -1133,7 +1135,6 @@ int switchdev_fib_ipv4_del(u32 dst, int dst_len, struct fib_info *fi,
 		.obj.id = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_ID_IPV4_FIB,
 		.dst = dst,
 		.dst_len = dst_len,
-		.fi = fi,
 		.tos = tos,
 		.type = type,
 		.nlflags = 0,
@@ -1142,6 +1143,8 @@ int switchdev_fib_ipv4_del(u32 dst, int dst_len, struct fib_info *fi,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	memcpy(&ipv4_fib.fi, fi, sizeof(ipv4_fib.fi));
+
 	if (!(fi->fib_flags & RTNH_F_OFFLOAD))
 		return 0;