diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index ced202f..51060ef 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -333,7 +333,14 @@
 extern void ax25_ds_idletimer_expiry(ax25_cb *);
 
 /* ax25_iface.c */
-extern int __must_check ax25_protocol_register(unsigned int, int (*)(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *));
+
+struct ax25_protocol {
+	struct ax25_protocol *next;
+	unsigned int pid;
+	int (*func)(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *);
+};
+
+extern void ax25_register_pid(struct ax25_protocol *ap);
 extern void ax25_protocol_release(unsigned int);
 extern int __must_check ax25_linkfail_register(void (*)(ax25_cb *, int));
 extern void ax25_linkfail_release(void (*)(ax25_cb *, int));
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_iface.c b/net/ax25/ax25_iface.c
index 07ac020..dd9b7fee 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_iface.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_iface.c
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
-static struct protocol_struct {
-	struct protocol_struct *next;
-	unsigned int pid;
-	int (*func)(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *);
-} *protocol_list = NULL;
+static struct ax25_protocol *protocol_list;
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(protocol_list_lock);
 
 static struct linkfail_struct {
@@ -49,36 +45,23 @@
 } *listen_list = NULL;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(listen_lock);
 
-int ax25_protocol_register(unsigned int pid,
-	int (*func)(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *))
+/*
+ * Do not register the internal protocols AX25_P_TEXT, AX25_P_SEGMENT,
+ * AX25_P_IP or AX25_P_ARP ...
+ */
+void ax25_register_pid(struct ax25_protocol *ap)
 {
-	struct protocol_struct *protocol;
-
-	if (pid == AX25_P_TEXT || pid == AX25_P_SEGMENT)
-		return 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_INET
-	if (pid == AX25_P_IP || pid == AX25_P_ARP)
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	if ((protocol = kmalloc(sizeof(*protocol), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	protocol->pid  = pid;
-	protocol->func = func;
-
 	write_lock_bh(&protocol_list_lock);
-	protocol->next = protocol_list;
-	protocol_list  = protocol;
+	ap->next = protocol_list;
+	protocol_list = ap;
 	write_unlock_bh(&protocol_list_lock);
-
-	return 1;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25_protocol_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ax25_register_pid);
 
 void ax25_protocol_release(unsigned int pid)
 {
-	struct protocol_struct *s, *protocol;
+	struct ax25_protocol *s, *protocol;
 
 	write_lock_bh(&protocol_list_lock);
 	protocol = protocol_list;
@@ -223,7 +206,7 @@
 int (*ax25_protocol_function(unsigned int pid))(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *)
 {
 	int (*res)(struct sk_buff *, ax25_cb *) = NULL;
-	struct protocol_struct *protocol;
+	struct ax25_protocol *protocol;
 
 	read_lock(&protocol_list_lock);
 	for (protocol = protocol_list; protocol != NULL; protocol = protocol->next)
@@ -263,7 +246,7 @@
 
 int ax25_protocol_is_registered(unsigned int pid)
 {
-	struct protocol_struct *protocol;
+	struct ax25_protocol *protocol;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	read_lock_bh(&protocol_list_lock);
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 1d50f80..f4675bf 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,11 @@
 
 static struct net_device **dev_nr;
 
+static struct ax25_protocol nr_pid = {
+	.pid	= AX25_P_NETROM,
+	.func	= nr_route_frame
+};
+
 static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1424,7 +1429,7 @@
 		
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&nr_dev_notifier);
 
-	ax25_protocol_register(AX25_P_NETROM, nr_route_frame);
+	ax25_register_pid(&nr_pid);
 	ax25_linkfail_register(nr_link_failed);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 08a5428..1605069 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -1481,6 +1481,11 @@
 
 static struct net_device **dev_rose;
 
+static struct ax25_protocol rose_pid = {
+	.pid	= AX25_P_ROSE,
+	.func	= rose_route_frame
+};
+
 static int __init rose_proto_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1530,7 +1535,7 @@
 	sock_register(&rose_family_ops);
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&rose_dev_notifier);
 
-	ax25_protocol_register(AX25_P_ROSE, rose_route_frame);
+	ax25_register_pid(&rose_pid);
 	ax25_linkfail_register(rose_link_failed);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL