/* -- */
 
+static const struct net_device_ops gelic_wl_netdevice_ops = {
+       .ndo_open = gelic_wl_open,
+       .ndo_stop = gelic_wl_stop,
+       .ndo_start_xmit = gelic_net_xmit,
+       .ndo_set_multicast_list = gelic_net_set_multi,
+       .ndo_change_mtu = gelic_net_change_mtu,
+       .ndo_tx_timeout = gelic_net_tx_timeout,
+       .ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+       .ndo_poll_controller = gelic_net_poll_controller,
+#endif
+};
+
 static struct ethtool_ops gelic_wl_ethtool_ops = {
        .get_drvinfo    = gelic_net_get_drvinfo,
        .get_link       = gelic_wl_get_link,
        struct gelic_wl_info *wl;
        wl = port_wl(netdev_priv(netdev));
        BUG_ON(!wl);
-       netdev->open = &gelic_wl_open;
-       netdev->stop = &gelic_wl_stop;
-       netdev->hard_start_xmit = &gelic_net_xmit;
-       netdev->set_multicast_list = &gelic_net_set_multi;
-       netdev->change_mtu = &gelic_net_change_mtu;
-       netdev->wireless_data = &wl->wireless_data;
-       netdev->wireless_handlers = &gelic_wl_wext_handler_def;
-       /* tx watchdog */
-       netdev->tx_timeout = &gelic_net_tx_timeout;
        netdev->watchdog_timeo = GELIC_NET_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 
        netdev->ethtool_ops = &gelic_wl_ethtool_ops;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-       netdev->poll_controller = gelic_net_poll_controller;
-#endif
+       netdev->netdev_ops = &gelic_wl_netdevice_ops;
+       netdev->wireless_data = &wl->wireless_data;
+       netdev->wireless_handlers = &gelic_wl_wext_handler_def;
 }
 
 /*