diff --git a/drivers/net/xtsonic.c b/drivers/net/xtsonic.c
index a12a721..5a4ad15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xtsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xtsonic.c
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops xtsonic_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= xtsonic_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= xtsonic_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= sonic_send_packet,
+	.ndo_get_stats		= sonic_get_stats,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= sonic_multicast_list,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout		= sonic_tx_timeout,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
+};
+
 static int __init sonic_probe1(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	static unsigned version_printed = 0;
@@ -205,12 +217,7 @@
 	lp->rra_laddr = lp->rda_laddr + (SIZEOF_SONIC_RD * SONIC_NUM_RDS
 					 * SONIC_BUS_SCALE(lp->dma_bitmode));
 
-	dev->open = xtsonic_open;
-	dev->stop = xtsonic_close;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit	= sonic_send_packet;
-	dev->get_stats		= sonic_get_stats;
-	dev->set_multicast_list	= &sonic_multicast_list;
-	dev->tx_timeout		= sonic_tx_timeout;
+	dev->netdev_ops		= &xtsonic_netdev_ops;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo	= TX_TIMEOUT;
 
 	/*