1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index 950905d3c39f..9e368091f799 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 static unsigned long wafwdt_is_open;
 static char expect_close;
-static spinlock_t wafwdt_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wafwdt_lock);
 
 /*
  *      You must set these - there is no sane way to probe for this board.
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ static int __init wafwdt_init(void)
 
         printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for Wafer 5823 single board computer initialising.\n");
 
-        spin_lock_init(&wafwdt_lock);
-
         if (timeout < 1 || timeout > 255) {
                 timeout = WD_TIMO;
                 printk (KERN_INFO PFX "timeout value must be 1<=x<=255, using %d\n",