diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c
index 46cef8f..57f9538 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void hdlc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
+void hdlc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
 
@@ -288,26 +288,6 @@
 	return dev;
 }
 
-int register_hdlc_device(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	int result = dev_alloc_name(dev, "hdlc%d");
-	if (result < 0)
-		return result;
-
-	result = register_netdev(dev);
-	if (result != 0)
-		return -EIO;
-
-#if 0
-	if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
-		netif_carrier_off(dev); /* no carrier until DCD goes up */
-#endif
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-
 void unregister_hdlc_device(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	rtnl_lock();
@@ -326,8 +306,8 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hdlc_close);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hdlc_set_carrier);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hdlc_ioctl);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hdlc_setup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_hdlcdev);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_hdlc_device);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_hdlc_device);
 
 static struct packet_type hdlc_packet_type = {
diff --git a/include/linux/hdlc.h b/include/linux/hdlc.h
index df695e9a..4513f9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/hdlc.h
+++ b/include/linux/hdlc.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 int hdlc_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
 
 /* Must be used by hardware driver on module startup/exit */
-int register_hdlc_device(struct net_device *dev);
+#define register_hdlc_device(dev)	register_netdev(dev)
 void unregister_hdlc_device(struct net_device *dev);
 
 struct net_device *alloc_hdlcdev(void *priv);