1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
index fcfccbb3d9a2..13236b2cdf13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
@@ -450,9 +450,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_arcdev(const char *name)
 
                 lp->dev = dev;
                 spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
-                init_timer(&lp->timer);
-                lp->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
-                lp->timer.function = arcnet_timer;
+                setup_timer(&lp->timer, arcnet_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
         }
 
         return dev;