@@ -667,19 +667,23 @@ static const struct header_ops ax_header
 	.rebuild   = ax_rebuild_header,
 };
 
+static const struct net_device_ops ax_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open            = ax_open_dev,
+	.ndo_stop            = ax_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit	     = ax_xmit,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address = ax_set_mac_address,
+};
+
 static void ax_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	/* Finish setting up the DEVICE info. */
 	dev->mtu             = AX_MTU;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = ax_xmit;
-	dev->open            = ax_open_dev;
-	dev->stop            = ax_close;
-	dev->set_mac_address = ax_set_mac_address;
 	dev->hard_header_len = 0;
 	dev->addr_len        = 0;
 	dev->type            = ARPHRD_AX25;
 	dev->tx_queue_len    = 10;
 	dev->header_ops      = &ax_header_ops;
+	dev->netdev_ops	     = &ax_netdev_ops;
 
 
 	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);