diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c
index 85f4a9a5d12e..73bef0bd394c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ static int ur_set_online(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 		goto fail_urdev_put;
 	}
 
-	cdev_init(urd->char_device, &ur_fops);
+	urd->char_device->ops = &ur_fops;
 	urd->char_device->dev = MKDEV(major, minor);
 	urd->char_device->owner = ur_fops.owner;