diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 9584501..b7d438a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
 
 static const struct net_device_ops loopback_ops = {
 	.ndo_init      = loopback_dev_init,
+	.ndo_start_xmit= loopback_xmit,
 	.ndo_get_stats = loopback_get_stats,
 };
 
@@ -155,7 +156,6 @@
 static void loopback_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->mtu		= (16 * 1024) + 20 + 20 + 12;
-	dev->hard_start_xmit	= loopback_xmit;
 	dev->hard_header_len	= ETH_HLEN;	/* 14	*/
 	dev->addr_len		= ETH_ALEN;	/* 6	*/
 	dev->tx_queue_len	= 0;