diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c
index cf17bcdd7333..6c4396f0903b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_main_dev.c
@@ -722,6 +722,20 @@ err:
 	return (-1);
 } /* End of rt28xx_open */
 
+static const struct net_device_ops rt2860_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= MainVirtualIF_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= MainVirtualIF_close,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl		= rt28xx_ioctl,
+	.ndo_get_stats		= RT28xx_get_ether_stats,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= NULL,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
+#ifdef IKANOS_VX_1X0
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= IKANOS_DataFramesTx,
+#else
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= rt28xx_send_packets,
+#endif
+};
 
 /* Must not be called for mdev and apdev */
 static NDIS_STATUS rt_ieee80211_if_setup(struct net_device *dev, PRTMP_ADAPTER pAd)
@@ -733,11 +747,6 @@ static NDIS_STATUS rt_ieee80211_if_setup(struct net_device *dev, PRTMP_ADAPTER p
 
 
 	//ether_setup(dev);
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = rt28xx_send_packets;
-
-#ifdef IKANOS_VX_1X0
-	dev->hard_start_xmit = IKANOS_DataFramesTx;
-#endif // IKANOS_VX_1X0 //
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STA_SUPPORT
 #if WIRELESS_EXT >= 12
@@ -760,12 +769,8 @@ static NDIS_STATUS rt_ieee80211_if_setup(struct net_device *dev, PRTMP_ADAPTER p
 #if WIRELESS_EXT < 21
 		dev->get_wireless_stats = rt28xx_get_wireless_stats;
 #endif
-	dev->get_stats = RT28xx_get_ether_stats;
-	dev->open = MainVirtualIF_open; //rt28xx_open;
-	dev->stop = MainVirtualIF_close; //rt28xx_close;
 	dev->priv_flags = INT_MAIN;
-	dev->do_ioctl = rt28xx_ioctl;
-	dev->validate_addr = NULL;
+	dev->netdev_ops = &rt2860_netdev_ops;
 	// find available device name
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 	{