diff --git a/drivers/net/net_failover.c b/drivers/net/net_failover.c
index e964d31..ed1166a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/net_failover.c
+++ b/drivers/net/net_failover.c
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ static int net_failover_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
 	if (primary_dev) {
-		err = dev_open(primary_dev);
+		err = dev_open(primary_dev, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_primary_open;
 	}
 
 	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
 	if (standby_dev) {
-		err = dev_open(standby_dev);
+		err = dev_open(standby_dev, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_standby_open;
 	}
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	dev_hold(slave_dev);
 
 	if (netif_running(failover_dev)) {
-		err = dev_open(slave_dev);
+		err = dev_open(slave_dev, NULL);
 		if (err && (err != -EBUSY)) {
 			netdev_err(failover_dev, "Opening slave %s failed err:%d\n",
 				   slave_dev->name, err);
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static int net_failover_slave_name_change(struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	/* We need to bring up the slave after the rename by udev in case
 	 * open failed with EBUSY when it was registered.
 	 */
-	dev_open(slave_dev);
+	dev_open(slave_dev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }