diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index cda48c5..c93f3d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,13 @@
 	enable_irq(dev->irq);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+static void nv_poll_controller(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	nv_do_nic_poll((unsigned long) dev);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void nv_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
 	struct fe_priv *np = get_nvpriv(dev);
@@ -1962,6 +1969,9 @@
 	dev->get_stats = nv_get_stats;
 	dev->change_mtu = nv_change_mtu;
 	dev->set_multicast_list = nv_set_multicast;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	dev->poll_controller = nv_poll_controller;
+#endif
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &ops);
 	dev->tx_timeout = nv_tx_timeout;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = NV_WATCHDOG_TIMEO;