diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
index 723c458..1243bc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
@@ -1573,6 +1573,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops vlsi_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open       = vlsi_open,
+	.ndo_stop       = vlsi_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit = vlsi_hard_start_xmit,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl   = vlsi_ioctl,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout = vlsi_tx_timeout,
+};
+
 static int vlsi_irda_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	vlsi_irda_dev_t *idev = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -1608,11 +1616,7 @@
 	ndev->flags |= IFF_PORTSEL | IFF_AUTOMEDIA;
 	ndev->if_port = IF_PORT_UNKNOWN;
  
-	ndev->open	      = vlsi_open;
-	ndev->stop	      = vlsi_close;
-	ndev->hard_start_xmit = vlsi_hard_start_xmit;
-	ndev->do_ioctl	      = vlsi_ioctl;
-	ndev->tx_timeout      = vlsi_tx_timeout;
+	ndev->netdev_ops = &vlsi_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo  = 500*HZ/1000;	/* max. allowed turn time for IrLAP */
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);