diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index 2936103..bc4976a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,20 @@
 	return probe_irq_off(cookie);
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops smc911x_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= smc911x_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= smc911x_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= smc911x_hard_start_xmit,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout		= smc911x_timeout,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= smc911x_set_multicast_list,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	.ndo_poll_controller	= smc911x_poll_controller,
+#endif
+};
+
 /*
  * Function: smc911x_probe(unsigned long ioaddr)
  *
@@ -1940,16 +1954,9 @@
 	/* Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet values. */
 	ether_setup(dev);
 
-	dev->open = smc911x_open;
-	dev->stop = smc911x_close;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = smc911x_hard_start_xmit;
-	dev->tx_timeout = smc911x_timeout;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &smc911x_netdev_ops;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
-	dev->set_multicast_list = smc911x_set_multicast_list;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &smc911x_ethtool_ops;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	dev->poll_controller = smc911x_poll_controller;
-#endif
 
 	INIT_WORK(&lp->phy_configure, smc911x_phy_configure);
 	lp->mii.phy_id_mask = 0x1f;