diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 363ae25..dfba9fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -416,12 +416,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops reg_vif_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_start_xmit	= reg_vif_xmit,
+};
+
 static void reg_vif_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->type		= ARPHRD_PIMREG;
 	dev->mtu		= 1500 - sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) - 8;
 	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit	= reg_vif_xmit;
+	dev->netdev_ops		= &reg_vif_netdev_ops;
 	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
 }