return( ret );
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops lance_netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = lance_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = lance_close,
+       .ndo_start_xmit         = lance_start_xmit,
+       .ndo_set_multicast_list = set_multicast_list,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = lance_set_mac_address,
+       .ndo_tx_timeout         = lance_tx_timeout,
+       .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = eth_change_mtu,
+};
 
 static unsigned long __init lance_probe1( struct net_device *dev,
                                           struct lance_addr *init_rec )
        if (did_version++ == 0)
                DPRINTK( 1, ( version ));
 
-       /* The LANCE-specific entries in the device structure. */
-       dev->open = &lance_open;
-       dev->hard_start_xmit = &lance_start_xmit;
-       dev->stop = &lance_close;
-       dev->set_multicast_list = &set_multicast_list;
-       dev->set_mac_address = &lance_set_mac_address;
+       dev->netdev_ops = &lance_netdev_ops;
 
        /* XXX MSch */
-       dev->tx_timeout = lance_tx_timeout;
        dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 
        return( 1 );