diff --git a/drivers/net/sundance.c b/drivers/net/sundance.c
index 698893b..feaf0e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sundance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sundance.c
@@ -449,6 +449,19 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= netdev_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= netdev_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= start_tx,
+	.ndo_get_stats 		= get_stats,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list = set_rx_mode,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl 		= netdev_ioctl,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout		= tx_timeout,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= change_mtu,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address 	= eth_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+};
+
 static int __devinit sundance_probe1 (struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				      const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
@@ -530,16 +543,10 @@
 	np->mii_if.reg_num_mask = 0x1f;
 
 	/* The chip-specific entries in the device structure. */
-	dev->open = &netdev_open;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = &start_tx;
-	dev->stop = &netdev_close;
-	dev->get_stats = &get_stats;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = &set_rx_mode;
-	dev->do_ioctl = &netdev_ioctl;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &netdev_ops;
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &ethtool_ops);
-	dev->tx_timeout = &tx_timeout;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
-	dev->change_mtu = &change_mtu;
+
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	i = register_netdev(dev);