return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops el_netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = el_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = el1_close,
+       .ndo_start_xmit         = el_start_xmit,
+       .ndo_tx_timeout         = el_timeout,
+       .ndo_set_multicast_list = set_multicast_list,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = eth_change_mtu,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = eth_mac_addr,
+       .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
+};
+
 /**
  *     el1_probe1:
  *     @dev: The device structure to use
         *      The EL1-specific entries in the device structure.
         */
 
-       dev->open = &el_open;
-       dev->hard_start_xmit = &el_start_xmit;
-       dev->tx_timeout = &el_timeout;
+       dev->netdev_ops = &el_netdev_ops;
        dev->watchdog_timeo = HZ;
-       dev->stop = &el1_close;
-       dev->set_multicast_list = &set_multicast_list;
        dev->ethtool_ops = &netdev_ethtool_ops;
        return 0;
 }