return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = el16_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = el16_close,
+       .ndo_start_xmit         = el16_send_packet,
+       .ndo_tx_timeout         = el16_tx_timeout,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = eth_change_mtu,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = eth_mac_addr,
+       .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
+};
+
 static int __init el16_probe1(struct net_device *dev, int ioaddr)
 {
        static unsigned char init_ID_done, version_printed;
                goto out1;
        }
 
-       dev->open = el16_open;
-       dev->stop = el16_close;
-       dev->hard_start_xmit = el16_send_packet;
-       dev->tx_timeout = el16_tx_timeout;
+       dev->netdev_ops = &netdev_ops;
        dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
        dev->ethtool_ops = &netdev_ethtool_ops;
        dev->flags &= ~IFF_MULTICAST;   /* Multicast doesn't work */