diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
index ced83c2..ef1a300 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
@@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@
 	ndev->flags = IFF_NOARP|IFF_POINTOPOINT;
 	ndev->type = ARPHRD_ETHER;
 	ndev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
+	ndev->validate_addr = NULL;
 
 	/* for clients with MPPP maybe higher values better */
 	ndev->tx_queue_len = 30;