diff --git a/drivers/net/dummy.c b/drivers/net/dummy.c
index 84e14f397d9a..8ebd7d789405 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dummy.c
@@ -57,18 +57,23 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops dummy_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= dummy_xmit,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list = set_multicast_list,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= dummy_set_address,
+};
+
 static void dummy_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	ether_setup(dev);
+
 	/* Initialize the device structure. */
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = dummy_xmit;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = set_multicast_list;
-	dev->set_mac_address = dummy_set_address;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &dummy_netdev_ops;
 	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 
 	/* Fill in device structure with ethernet-generic values. */
-	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->tx_queue_len = 0;
-	dev->change_mtu = NULL;
 	dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
 	dev->flags &= ~IFF_MULTICAST;
 	random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);