diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink.c b/drivers/char/synclink.c
index b8063d4..0057a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink.c
@@ -8007,10 +8007,17 @@
 	dev->stats.rx_bytes += size;
 
 	netif_rx(skb);
-
-	dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops hdlcdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open       = hdlcdev_open,
+	.ndo_stop       = hdlcdev_close,
+	.ndo_change_mtu = hdlc_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_start_xmit = hdlc_start_xmit,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl   = hdlcdev_ioctl,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout = hdlcdev_tx_timeout,
+};
+
 /**
  * called by device driver when adding device instance
  * do generic HDLC initialization
@@ -8038,11 +8045,8 @@
 	dev->dma       = info->dma_level;
 
 	/* network layer callbacks and settings */
-	dev->do_ioctl       = hdlcdev_ioctl;
-	dev->open           = hdlcdev_open;
-	dev->stop           = hdlcdev_close;
-	dev->tx_timeout     = hdlcdev_tx_timeout;
-	dev->watchdog_timeo = 10*HZ;
+	dev->netdev_ops     = &hdlcdev_ops;
+	dev->watchdog_timeo = 10 * HZ;
 	dev->tx_queue_len   = 50;
 
 	/* generic HDLC layer callbacks and settings */