diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index c599e4782d454cc853a6a9c1491f38bd1c1509b4..9ef07d0868b6012da1d1089daa2c9b0d7d304389 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ struct wireless_dev;
 #define SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(netdev,ops) \
 	( (netdev)->ethtool_ops = (ops) )
 
+extern void netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *dev,
+					   const struct ethtool_ops *ops);
+
 /* hardware address assignment types */
 #define NET_ADDR_PERM		0	/* address is permanent (default) */
 #define NET_ADDR_RANDOM		1	/* address is generated randomly */
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 515473ee52cbb6327a9310922d0fb1c3d763df2f..f64e439b4a00fe206fb634745a470475eb31cbb9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6121,6 +6121,14 @@ struct netdev_queue *dev_ingress_queue_create(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops default_ethtool_ops;
 
+void netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *dev,
+				    const struct ethtool_ops *ops)
+{
+	if (dev->ethtool_ops == &default_ethtool_ops)
+		dev->ethtool_ops = ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops);
+
 /**
  *	alloc_netdev_mqs - allocate network device
  *	@sizeof_priv:	size of private data to allocate space for
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 14d990400354200056e99d14132d6e7ab2504ccb..b677eab55b68465494bffae68a2c38c2321f18ca 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -866,8 +866,7 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		/* allow mac80211 to determine the timeout */
 		wdev->ps_timeout = -1;
 
-		if (!dev->ethtool_ops)
-			dev->ethtool_ops = &cfg80211_ethtool_ops;
+		netdev_set_default_ethtool_ops(dev, &cfg80211_ethtool_ops);
 
 		if ((wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
 		     wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT ||