1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index c3a60f52ccb9..4b89f401691a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 static struct platform_device *ibwdt_platform_device;
 static unsigned long ibwdt_is_open;
-static spinlock_t ibwdt_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ibwdt_lock);
 static char expect_close;
 
 /* Module information */
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ static int __devinit ibwdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
         int res;
 
-        spin_lock_init(&ibwdt_lock);
-
 #if WDT_START != WDT_STOP
         if (!request_region(WDT_STOP, 1, "IB700 WDT")) {
                 printk (KERN_ERR PFX "STOP method I/O %X is not available.\n", WDT_STOP);