diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 8643f8c..8c6af11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@
 	hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw);
 
 	/* make sure the NVM is good */
-	if (igb_validate_nvm_checksum(hw) < 0) {
+	if (hw->nvm.ops.validate(hw) < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;