1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
index e86952a7168..084f71aa855 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned int heartbeat = 60;     /* (secs) Default is 1 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
-static spinlock_t wdt_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_lock);
 
 #define WDT_IN_USE              0
 #define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE         1
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ static int __init ixp2000_wdt_init(void)
                 return -EIO;
         }
         wdt_tick_rate = (*IXP2000_T1_CLD * HZ) / 256;
-        spin_lock_init(&wdt_lock);
         return misc_register(&ixp2000_wdt_miscdev);
 }