diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c
index 55322fb..b6ffe97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c
@@ -668,6 +668,12 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops ks959_ops = {
+	.ndo_start_xmit	= ks959_hard_xmit,
+	.ndo_open	= ks959_net_open,
+	.ndo_stop	= ks959_net_close,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl	= ks959_net_ioctl,
+};
 /*
  * This routine is called by the USB subsystem for each new device
  * in the system. We need to check if the device is ours, and in
@@ -780,10 +786,7 @@
 	irda_qos_bits_to_value(&kingsun->qos);
 
 	/* Override the network functions we need to use */
-	net->hard_start_xmit = ks959_hard_xmit;
-	net->open = ks959_net_open;
-	net->stop = ks959_net_close;
-	net->do_ioctl = ks959_net_ioctl;
+	net->netdev_ops = &ks959_ops;
 
 	ret = register_netdev(net);
 	if (ret != 0)