return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops velocity_netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = velocity_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = velocity_close,
+       .ndo_get_stats          = velocity_get_stats,
+       .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
+       .ndo_set_multicast_list = velocity_set_multi,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = velocity_change_mtu,
+       .ndo_do_ioctl           = velocity_ioctl,
+       .ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid    = velocity_vlan_rx_add_vid,
+       .ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid   = velocity_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
+       .ndo_vlan_rx_register   = velocity_vlan_rx_register,
+};
+
 /**
  *     velocity_found1         -       set up discovered velocity card
  *     @pdev: PCI device
        vptr->phy_id = MII_GET_PHY_ID(vptr->mac_regs);
 
        dev->irq = pdev->irq;
-       dev->open = velocity_open;
        dev->hard_start_xmit = velocity_xmit;
-       dev->stop = velocity_close;
-       dev->get_stats = velocity_get_stats;
-       dev->set_multicast_list = velocity_set_multi;
-       dev->do_ioctl = velocity_ioctl;
+       dev->netdev_ops = &velocity_netdev_ops;
        dev->ethtool_ops = &velocity_ethtool_ops;
-       dev->change_mtu = velocity_change_mtu;
-
-       dev->vlan_rx_add_vid = velocity_vlan_rx_add_vid;
-       dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid = velocity_vlan_rx_kill_vid;
-       dev->vlan_rx_register = velocity_vlan_rx_register;
 
 #ifdef  VELOCITY_ZERO_COPY_SUPPORT
        dev->features |= NETIF_F_SG;