diff --git a/drivers/net/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
index 22dd308..0d9a217 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
 static inline board_info_t *to_dm9000_board(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return dev->priv;
+	return netdev_priv(dev);
 }
 
 /* DM9000 network board routine ---------------------------- */
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
 static void
 dm9000_hash_table(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct dev_mc_list *mcptr = dev->mc_list;
 	int mc_cnt = dev->mc_count;
 	int i, oft;
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
 static void
 dm9000_init_dm9000(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned int imr;
 
 	dm9000_dbg(db, 1, "entering %s\n", __func__);
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 /* Our watchdog timed out. Called by the networking layer */
 static void dm9000_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 reg_save;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
 dm9000_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	board_info_t *db = dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	dm9000_dbg(db, 3, "%s:\n", __func__);
 
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
 static void
 dm9000_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct dm9000_rxhdr rxhdr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u8 rxbyte, *rdptr;
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@
 static irqreturn_t dm9000_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = dev_id;
-	board_info_t *db = dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int int_status;
 	u8 reg_save;
 
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@
 static int
 dm9000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long irqflags = db->irq_res->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;
 
 	if (netif_msg_ifup(db))
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@
 static int
 dm9000_phy_read(struct net_device *dev, int phy_reg_unused, int reg)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int reg_save;
 	int ret;
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@
 dm9000_phy_write(struct net_device *dev,
 		 int phyaddr_unused, int reg, int value)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long reg_save;
 
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
 static void
 dm9000_shutdown(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = dev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* RESET device */
 	dm9000_phy_write(dev, 0, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);	/* PHY RESET */
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@
 static int
 dm9000_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
-	board_info_t *db = ndev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	if (netif_msg_ifdown(db))
 		dev_dbg(db->dev, "shutting down %s\n", ndev->name);
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "dm9000_probe()\n");
 
 	/* setup board info structure */
-	db = ndev->priv;
+	db = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	memset(db, 0, sizeof(*db));
 
 	db->dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@
 	board_info_t *db;
 
 	if (ndev) {
-		db = (board_info_t *) ndev->priv;
+		db = netdev_priv(ndev);
 		db->in_suspend = 1;
 
 		if (netif_running(ndev)) {
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@
 dm9000_drv_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) ndev->priv;
+	board_info_t *db = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	if (ndev) {
 
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
-	dm9000_release_board(pdev, (board_info_t *) ndev->priv);
+	dm9000_release_board(pdev, (board_info_t *) netdev_priv(ndev);
 	free_netdev(ndev);		/* free device structure */
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "released and freed device\n");