diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 6095af572dfd25a54d4e6d5e7f942cd31a9828ef..76a89f8e6a1952a004447894deb9d0e87c7edf5d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ struct netdev_queue {
  *
  * void (*ndo_poll_controller)(struct net_device *dev);
  */
+#define HAVE_NET_DEVICE_OPS
 struct net_device_ops {
 	int			(*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
 	void			(*ndo_uninit)(struct net_device *dev);