1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
index 1cc5609666d1..1475e09f9af2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define PFX "indydog: "
 static unsigned long indydog_alive;
-static spinlock_t indydog_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(indydog_lock);
 
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 30             /* 30 sec default timeout */
 
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 {
         int ret;
 
-        spin_lock_init(&indydog_lock);
-
         ret = register_reboot_notifier(&indydog_notifier);
         if (ret) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR PFX