diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
index 05112be9956..724bcf951b8 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ static int  irlan_eth_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 static void irlan_eth_set_multicast_list( struct net_device *dev);
 static struct net_device_stats *irlan_eth_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 
+static const struct net_device_ops irlan_eth_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open               = irlan_eth_open,
+	.ndo_stop               = irlan_eth_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit    	= irlan_eth_xmit,
+	.ndo_get_stats	        = irlan_eth_get_stats,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list = irlan_eth_set_multicast_list,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+};
+
 /*
  * Function irlan_eth_setup (dev)
  *
@@ -53,14 +63,11 @@ static struct net_device_stats *irlan_eth_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
  */
 static void irlan_eth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	dev->open               = irlan_eth_open;
-	dev->stop               = irlan_eth_close;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit    = irlan_eth_xmit;
-	dev->get_stats	        = irlan_eth_get_stats;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = irlan_eth_set_multicast_list;
+	ether_setup(dev);
+
+	dev->netdev_ops		= &irlan_eth_netdev_ops;
 	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
 
-	ether_setup(dev);
 
 	/*
 	 * Lets do all queueing in IrTTP instead of this device driver.