diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index 62369341cb2c..a4642054a0d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -352,9 +352,10 @@ static void do_s2io_copy_mac_addr(struct s2io_nic *sp, int offset, u64 mac_addr)
 	sp->def_mac_addr[offset].mac_addr[1] = (u8) (mac_addr >> 32);
 	sp->def_mac_addr[offset].mac_addr[0] = (u8) (mac_addr >> 40);
 }
+
 /* Add the vlan */
 static void s2io_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *dev,
-					struct vlan_group *grp)
+				  struct vlan_group *grp)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct s2io_nic *nic = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ static void s2io_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 /* Unregister the vlan */
-static void s2io_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long vid)
+static void s2io_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short vid)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct s2io_nic *nic = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -7717,6 +7718,24 @@ static int rts_ds_steer(struct s2io_nic *nic, u8 ds_codepoint, u8 ring)
 				S2IO_BIT_RESET);
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops s2io_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open	        = s2io_open,
+	.ndo_stop	        = s2io_close,
+	.ndo_get_stats	        = s2io_get_stats,
+	.ndo_start_xmit    	= s2io_xmit,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_set_multicast_list = s2io_set_multicast,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl	   	= s2io_ioctl,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address    = s2io_set_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_change_mtu	   	= s2io_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_register   = s2io_vlan_rx_register,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid   = s2io_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
+	.ndo_tx_timeout	   	= s2io_tx_watchdog,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	.ndo_poll_controller    = s2io_netpoll,
+#endif
+};
+
 /**
  *  s2io_init_nic - Initialization of the adapter .
  *  @pdev : structure containing the PCI related information of the device.
@@ -7942,26 +7961,9 @@ s2io_init_nic(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pre)
 	}
 
 	/*  Driver entry points */
-	dev->open = &s2io_open;
-	dev->stop = &s2io_close;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = &s2io_xmit;
-	dev->get_stats = &s2io_get_stats;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = &s2io_set_multicast;
-	dev->do_ioctl = &s2io_ioctl;
-	dev->set_mac_address = &s2io_set_mac_addr;
-	dev->change_mtu = &s2io_change_mtu;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &s2io_netdev_ops;
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &netdev_ethtool_ops);
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX;
-	dev->vlan_rx_register = s2io_vlan_rx_register;
-	dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid = (void *)s2io_vlan_rx_kill_vid;
-
-	/*
-	 * will use eth_mac_addr() for  dev->set_mac_address
-	 * mac address will be set every time dev->open() is called
-	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	dev->poll_controller = s2io_netpoll;
-#endif
 
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
 	if (sp->high_dma_flag == TRUE)
@@ -7972,7 +7974,6 @@ s2io_init_nic(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pre)
 		dev->features |= NETIF_F_UFO;
 		dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
 	}
-	dev->tx_timeout = &s2io_tx_watchdog;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = WATCH_DOG_TIMEOUT;
 	INIT_WORK(&sp->rst_timer_task, s2io_restart_nic);
 	INIT_WORK(&sp->set_link_task, s2io_set_link);