diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
index 67bc47a..e544953 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/capmode.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 static void rx(struct net_device *dev, int bufnum,
 	       struct archdr *pkthdr, int length)
 {
-	struct arcnet_local *lp = (struct arcnet_local *) dev->priv;
+	struct arcnet_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct archdr *pkt = pkthdr;
 	char *pktbuf, *pkthdrbuf;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 static int prepare_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct archdr *pkt, int length,
 		      int bufnum)
 {
-	struct arcnet_local *lp = (struct arcnet_local *) dev->priv;
+	struct arcnet_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct arc_hardware *hard = &pkt->hard;
 	int ofs;
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 
 static int ack_tx(struct net_device *dev, int acked)
 {
-  struct arcnet_local *lp = (struct arcnet_local *) dev->priv;
+  struct arcnet_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
   struct sk_buff *ackskb;
   struct archdr *ackpkt;
   int length=sizeof(struct arc_cap);