diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index c011af7..49f9d24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -1542,23 +1542,24 @@
 /* *			    Network driver methods		      * */
 /* ******************************************************************** */
 
+static const struct net_device_ops scc_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open            = scc_net_open,
+	.ndo_stop	     = scc_net_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit	     = scc_net_tx,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address = scc_net_set_mac_address,
+	.ndo_get_stats       = scc_net_get_stats,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl        = scc_net_ioctl,
+};
+
 /* ----> Initialize device <----- */
 
 static void scc_net_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->tx_queue_len    = 16;	/* should be enough... */
 
-	dev->open            = scc_net_open;
-	dev->stop	     = scc_net_close;
-
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = scc_net_tx;
+	dev->netdev_ops	     = &scc_netdev_ops;
 	dev->header_ops      = &ax25_header_ops;
 
-	dev->set_mac_address = scc_net_set_mac_address;
-	dev->get_stats       = scc_net_get_stats;
-	dev->do_ioctl        = scc_net_ioctl;
-	dev->tx_timeout      = NULL;
-
 	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast,  AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);