2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 515473ee52cb..f64e439b4a00 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6121,6 +6121,14 @@ struct netdev_queue *dev_ingress_queue_create(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops default_ethtool_ops;
 
+void netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *dev,
+                                    const struct ethtool_ops *ops)
+{
+        if (dev->ethtool_ops == &default_ethtool_ops)
+                dev->ethtool_ops = ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops);
+
 /**
  *      alloc_netdev_mqs - allocate network device
  *      @sizeof_priv:   size of private data to allocate space for
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 14d990400354..b677eab55b68 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -866,8 +866,7 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
                 /* allow mac80211 to determine the timeout */
                 wdev->ps_timeout = -1;
 
-                if (!dev->ethtool_ops)
-                        dev->ethtool_ops = &cfg80211_ethtool_ops;
+                netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops(dev, &cfg80211_ethtool_ops);
 
                 if ((wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
                      wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT ||