diff --git a/drivers/net/82596.c b/drivers/net/82596.c
index 717fe2f7c66a..23fe41611bed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/82596.c
+++ b/drivers/net/82596.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static inline int wait_cfg(struct net_device *dev, struct i596_cmd *cmd, int del
 
 static void i596_display_data(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	struct i596_cmd *cmd;
 	struct i596_rfd *rfd;
 	struct i596_rbd *rbd;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i596_error(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static inline void init_rx_bufs(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	int i;
 	struct i596_rfd *rfd;
 	struct i596_rbd *rbd;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static inline void init_rx_bufs(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static inline void remove_rx_bufs(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	struct i596_rbd *rbd;
 	int i;
 
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static inline void remove_rx_bufs(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void rebuild_rx_bufs(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Ensure rx frame/buffer descriptors are tidy */
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static void rebuild_rx_bufs(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int init_i596_mem(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 #if !defined(ENABLE_MVME16x_NET) && !defined(ENABLE_BVME6000_NET) || defined(ENABLE_APRICOT)
 	short ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
 #endif
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static int init_i596_mem(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static inline int i596_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	struct i596_rfd *rfd;
 	struct i596_rbd *rbd;
 	int frames = 0;
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void i596_reset(struct net_device *dev, struct i596_private *lp,
 
 static void i596_add_cmd(struct net_device *dev, struct i596_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static int i596_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void i596_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
 
 	/* Transmitter timeout, serious problems. */
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static void i596_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int i596_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	struct tx_cmd *tx_cmd;
 	struct i596_tbd *tbd;
 	short length = skb->len;
@@ -1239,9 +1239,9 @@ struct net_device * __init i82596_probe(int unit)
 	dev->tx_timeout = i596_tx_timeout;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 
-	dev->priv = (void *)(dev->mem_start);
+	dev->ml_priv = (void *)(dev->mem_start);
 
-	lp = dev->priv;
+	lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	DEB(DEB_INIT,printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: lp at 0x%08lx (%zd bytes), "
 			"lp->scb at 0x%08lx\n",
 			dev->name, (unsigned long)lp,
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i596_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
-	lp = dev->priv;
+	lp = dev->ml_priv;
 
 	spin_lock (&lp->lock);
 
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i596_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static int i596_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ static int i596_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct i596_private *lp = dev->priv;
+	struct i596_private *lp = dev->ml_priv;
 	int config = 0, cnt;
 
 	DEB(DEB_MULTI,printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: set multicast list, %d entries, promisc %s, allmulti %s\n",