diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
index 803c0be..d940809 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
@@ -865,6 +865,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops sirdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_start_xmit	= sirdev_hard_xmit,
+	.ndo_open	= sirdev_open,
+	.ndo_stop	= sirdev_close,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl	= sirdev_ioctl,
+};
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 struct sir_dev * sirdev_get_instance(const struct sir_driver *drv, const char *name)
@@ -908,10 +914,7 @@
 	dev->netdev = ndev;
 
 	/* Override the network functions we need to use */
-	ndev->hard_start_xmit = sirdev_hard_xmit;
-	ndev->open = sirdev_open;
-	ndev->stop = sirdev_close;
-	ndev->do_ioctl = sirdev_ioctl;
+	ndev->netdev_ops = &sirdev_ops;
 
 	if (register_netdev(ndev)) {
 		IRDA_ERROR("%s(), register_netdev() failed!\n", __func__);