diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index d288f52c53f7c1b16024e8369663ed4773c517c6..b0f221885dfd90c3294251485a5e2190fc207a9e 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -544,9 +544,7 @@ static void prb_init_blk_timer(struct packet_sock *po,
 		struct tpacket_kbdq_core *pkc,
 		void (*func) (unsigned long))
 {
-	init_timer(&pkc->retire_blk_timer);
-	pkc->retire_blk_timer.data = (long)po;
-	pkc->retire_blk_timer.function = func;
+	setup_timer(&pkc->retire_blk_timer, func, (long)po);
 	pkc->retire_blk_timer.expires = jiffies;
 }