diff --git a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
index d8dbc57f3e564f938acdc19c415d55902a2650a4..f806e6361a3c6bfaf5aa41fb6d29a83dbd1ccc93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/yellowfin.c
@@ -355,6 +355,16 @@ static int yellowfin_close(struct net_device *dev);
 static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
 static const struct ethtool_ops ethtool_ops;
 
+static const struct net_device_ops netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open 		= yellowfin_open,
+	.ndo_stop 		= yellowfin_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit 	= yellowfin_start_xmit,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list = set_rx_mode,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl 		= netdev_ioctl,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout 	= yellowfin_tx_timeout,
+};
 
 static int __devinit yellowfin_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 					const struct pci_device_id *ent)
@@ -464,13 +474,8 @@ static int __devinit yellowfin_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		np->duplex_lock = 1;
 
 	/* The Yellowfin-specific entries in the device structure. */
-	dev->open = &yellowfin_open;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = &yellowfin_start_xmit;
-	dev->stop = &yellowfin_close;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = &set_rx_mode;
-	dev->do_ioctl = &netdev_ioctl;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &netdev_ops;
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &ethtool_ops);
-	dev->tx_timeout = yellowfin_tx_timeout;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 
 	if (mtu)