diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
index df8e2fd6a649..e8278e1d6130 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_init_adminq(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 
 	/* pre-emptive resource lock release */
 	i40e_aq_release_resource(hw, I40E_NVM_RESOURCE_ID, 0, NULL);
-	hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = false;
+	hw->nvm_release_on_done = false;
 	hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
 
 	ret_code = i40e_aq_set_hmc_resource_profile(hw,
@@ -1024,9 +1024,9 @@ i40e_status i40e_clean_arq_element(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	hw->aq.arq.next_to_use = ntu;
 
 	if (i40e_is_nvm_update_op(&e->desc)) {
-		if (hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done) {
+		if (hw->nvm_release_on_done) {
 			i40e_release_nvm(hw);
-			hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = false;
+			hw->nvm_release_on_done = false;
 		}
 
 		switch (hw->nvmupd_state) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index 12fbbddea299..d92aad38afdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
 	u32 fw_build;                   /* firmware build number */
 	u16 api_maj_ver;                /* api major version */
 	u16 api_min_ver;                /* api minor version */
-	bool nvm_release_on_done;
 
 	struct mutex asq_mutex; /* Send queue lock */
 	struct mutex arq_mutex; /* Receive queue lock */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
index 5730f8091e1b..1ae29ac8c310 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s state %d nvm_release_on_hold %d cmd 0x%08x config 0x%08x offset 0x%08x data_size 0x%08x\n",
 		   i40e_nvm_update_state_str[upd_cmd],
 		   hw->nvmupd_state,
-		   hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done,
+		   hw->nvm_release_on_done,
 		   cmd->command, cmd->config, cmd->offset, cmd->data_size);
 
 	if (upd_cmd == I40E_NVMUPD_INVALID) {
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 			if (status) {
 				i40e_release_nvm(hw);
 			} else {
-				hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
+				hw->nvm_release_on_done = true;
 				hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT_WAIT;
 			}
 		}
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 			if (status) {
 				i40e_release_nvm(hw);
 			} else {
-				hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
+				hw->nvm_release_on_done = true;
 				hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT_WAIT;
 			}
 		}
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				   -EIO;
 				i40e_release_nvm(hw);
 			} else {
-				hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
+				hw->nvm_release_on_done = true;
 				hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT_WAIT;
 			}
 		}
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				   -EIO;
 			hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
 		} else {
-			hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
+			hw->nvm_release_on_done = true;
 			hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT_WAIT;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static i40e_status i40e_nvmupd_state_writing(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				   -EIO;
 			hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT;
 		} else {
-			hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = true;
+			hw->nvm_release_on_done = true;
 			hw->nvmupd_state = I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT_WAIT;
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index 3335f9d13374..bf693580f9c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	enum i40e_nvmupd_state nvmupd_state;
 	struct i40e_aq_desc nvm_wb_desc;
 	struct i40e_virt_mem nvm_buff;
+	bool nvm_release_on_done;
 
 	/* HMC info */
 	struct i40e_hmc_info hmc; /* HMC info struct */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
index a3eae5d9a2bd..1f9b3b5d946d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
 	u32 fw_build;                   /* firmware build number */
 	u16 api_maj_ver;                /* api major version */
 	u16 api_min_ver;                /* api minor version */
-	bool nvm_release_on_done;
 
 	struct mutex asq_mutex; /* Send queue lock */
 	struct mutex arq_mutex; /* Receive queue lock */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
index 301fe2b6dd03..d68e017079e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	enum i40e_nvmupd_state nvmupd_state;
 	struct i40e_aq_desc nvm_wb_desc;
 	struct i40e_virt_mem nvm_buff;
+	bool nvm_release_on_done;
 
 	/* HMC info */
 	struct i40e_hmc_info hmc; /* HMC info struct */