1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index c404fc69e7e6..b481cc0e32e4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static unsigned long ali_is_open;
 static char ali_expect_release;
 static struct pci_dev *ali_pci;
 static u32 ali_timeout_bits;    /* stores the computed timeout */
-static spinlock_t ali_lock;     /* Guards the hardware */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ali_lock);       /* Guards the hardware */
 
 /* module parameters */
 static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 {
         int ret;
 
-        spin_lock_init(&ali_lock);
-
         /* Check whether or not the hardware watchdog is there */
         if (ali_find_watchdog() != 0) {
                 return -ENODEV;