1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
index 285d85289532..2ee2677f3648 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
 static unsigned long sbc8360_is_open;
-static spinlock_t sbc8360_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sbc8360_lock);
 static char expect_close;
 
 #define PFX "sbc8360: "
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static int __init sbc8360_init(void)
                 goto out_noreboot;
         }
 
-        spin_lock_init(&sbc8360_lock);
         res = misc_register(&sbc8360_miscdev);
         if (res) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to register misc device\n");