diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 656e6af70f0a03c0cf55f317784da0e1e7153994..d8d5f207c759fb51b970359cb52fba32dcbda638 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -11087,9 +11087,7 @@ static void tg3_timer_init(struct tg3 *tp)
 	tp->asf_multiplier = (HZ / tp->timer_offset) *
 			     TG3_FW_UPDATE_FREQ_SEC;
 
-	init_timer(&tp->timer);
-	tp->timer.data = (unsigned long) tp;
-	tp->timer.function = tg3_timer;
+	setup_timer(&tp->timer, tg3_timer, (unsigned long)tp);
 }
 
 static void tg3_timer_start(struct tg3 *tp)