diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index e05849ee9000..4b97cb601361 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -13343,6 +13343,24 @@ static void __devinit tg3_init_coal(struct tg3 *tp)
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops tg3_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= tg3_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= tg3_close,
+	.ndo_get_stats		= tg3_get_stats,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= tg3_set_rx_mode,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= tg3_set_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl		= tg3_ioctl,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout		= tg3_tx_timeout,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= tg3_change_mtu,
+#if TG3_VLAN_TAG_USED
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_register	= tg3_vlan_rx_register,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	.ndo_poll_controller	= tg3_poll_controller,
+#endif
+};
+
 static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				  const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
@@ -13400,7 +13418,6 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 #if TG3_VLAN_TAG_USED
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX;
-	dev->vlan_rx_register = tg3_vlan_rx_register;
 #endif
 
 	tp = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -13458,21 +13475,11 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	tp->rx_jumbo_pending = TG3_DEF_RX_JUMBO_RING_PENDING;
 	tp->tx_pending = TG3_DEF_TX_RING_PENDING;
 
-	dev->open = tg3_open;
-	dev->stop = tg3_close;
-	dev->get_stats = tg3_get_stats;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = tg3_set_rx_mode;
-	dev->set_mac_address = tg3_set_mac_addr;
-	dev->do_ioctl = tg3_ioctl;
-	dev->tx_timeout = tg3_tx_timeout;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &tg3_netdev_ops;
 	netif_napi_add(dev, &tp->napi, tg3_poll, 64);
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &tg3_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = TG3_TX_TIMEOUT;
-	dev->change_mtu = tg3_change_mtu;
 	dev->irq = pdev->irq;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	dev->poll_controller = tg3_poll_controller;
-#endif
 
 	err = tg3_get_invariants(tp);
 	if (err) {