1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index b0eb9f9b43c7..b04aa096a10a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
-static spinlock_t io_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 #define WDT_IN_USE        0
 #define WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE   1
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ static int pnx4008_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         int ret = 0, size;
         struct resource *res;
 
-        spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
         if (heartbeat < 1 || heartbeat > MAX_HEARTBEAT)
                 heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;