1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c
index 664f36c98e6a..b6d3072dce5a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ static struct fasync_struct *rtc_async_queue;
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(rtc_wait);
 
 #ifdef RTC_IRQ
-static struct timer_list rtc_irq_timer;
+static void rtc_dropped_irq(unsigned long data);
+
+static DEFINE_TIMER(rtc_irq_timer, rtc_dropped_irq, 0, 0);
 #endif
 
 static ssize_t rtc_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
@@ -150,8 +152,6 @@ static unsigned int rtc_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait);
 
 static void get_rtc_alm_time (struct rtc_time *alm_tm);
 #ifdef RTC_IRQ
-static void rtc_dropped_irq(unsigned long data);
-
 static void set_rtc_irq_bit_locked(unsigned char bit);
 static void mask_rtc_irq_bit_locked(unsigned char bit);
 
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ static int rtc_do_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg, int kernel)
 
                 spin_lock_irqsave (&rtc_lock, flags);
                 if (!(rtc_status & RTC_TIMER_ON)) {
-                        rtc_irq_timer.expires = jiffies + HZ/rtc_freq + 2*HZ/100;
-                        add_timer(&rtc_irq_timer);
+                        mod_timer(&rtc_irq_timer, jiffies + HZ/rtc_freq +
+                                        2*HZ/100);
                         rtc_status |= RTC_TIMER_ON;
                 }
                 set_rtc_irq_bit_locked(RTC_PIE);
@@ -1084,8 +1084,6 @@ no_irq:
         if (rtc_has_irq == 0)
                 goto no_irq2;
 
-        init_timer(&rtc_irq_timer);
-        rtc_irq_timer.function = rtc_dropped_irq;
         spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
         rtc_freq = 1024;
         if (!hpet_set_periodic_freq(rtc_freq)) {