diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index c8b7cea4b14e..a815fffc2a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -2253,26 +2253,32 @@ static void atl1e_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	atl1e_suspend(pdev, PMSG_SUSPEND);
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops atl1e_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= atl1e_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= atl1e_close,
+	.ndo_get_stats		= atl1e_get_stats,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= atl1e_set_multi,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= atl1e_set_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= atl1e_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl		= atl1e_ioctl,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout		= atl1e_tx_timeout,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_register	= atl1e_vlan_rx_register,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	.ndo_poll_controller	= atl1e_netpoll,
+#endif
+
+};
+
 static int atl1e_init_netdev(struct net_device *netdev, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &pdev->dev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, netdev);
 
 	netdev->irq  = pdev->irq;
-	netdev->open = &atl1e_open;
-	netdev->stop = &atl1e_close;
-	netdev->hard_start_xmit = &atl1e_xmit_frame;
-	netdev->get_stats = &atl1e_get_stats;
-	netdev->set_multicast_list = &atl1e_set_multi;
-	netdev->set_mac_address = &atl1e_set_mac_addr;
-	netdev->change_mtu = &atl1e_change_mtu;
-	netdev->do_ioctl = &atl1e_ioctl;
-	netdev->tx_timeout = &atl1e_tx_timeout;
+	netdev->netdev_ops = &atl1e_netdev_ops;
+	netdev->hard_start_xmit = atl1e_xmit_frame,
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = AT_TX_WATCHDOG;
-	netdev->vlan_rx_register = atl1e_vlan_rx_register;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	netdev->poll_controller = atl1e_netpoll;
-#endif
 	atl1e_set_ethtool_ops(netdev);
 
 	netdev->features = NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_HW_CSUM |