1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 3d3deae0d64b..15e4f8887a9e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static unsigned long timer_enabled = 0;  /* is the timer enabled? */
 
 static char expect_close;                /* is the close expected? */
 
-static spinlock_t io_lock;               /* to guard the watchdog from io races */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);/* to guard the watchdog from io races */
 
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
@@ -561,8 +561,6 @@ static int __init pc87413_init(void)
 {
         int ret;
 
-        spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
         printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Version " VERSION " at io 0x%X\n", WDT_INDEX_IO_PORT);
 
         /* request_region(io, 2, "pc87413"); */