1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index b7004ff36451..43f6523c40be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -624,6 +624,18 @@ static int virtnet_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
         return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
+        .ndo_open            = virtnet_open,
+        .ndo_stop            = virtnet_close,
+        .ndo_start_xmit      = start_xmit,
+        .ndo_validate_addr   = eth_validate_addr,
+        .ndo_set_mac_address = eth_mac_addr,
+        .ndo_change_mtu      = virtnet_change_mtu,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+        .ndo_poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll,
+#endif
+};
+
 static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
         int err;
@@ -636,14 +648,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         /* Set up network device as normal. */
-        dev->open = virtnet_open;
-        dev->stop = virtnet_close;
-        dev->hard_start_xmit = start_xmit;
-        dev->change_mtu = virtnet_change_mtu;
+        dev->netdev_ops = &virtnet_netdev;
         dev->features = NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-        dev->poll_controller = virtnet_netpoll;
-#endif
         SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &virtnet_ethtool_ops);
         SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &vdev->dev);