diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/btcoex.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/btcoex.c
index 14a70d4b4e860aeded1cfa6d77b4bed6feb8578a..3559fb5b8fb03a964461be8815f12a4dad3cba3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/btcoex.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/btcoex.c
@@ -380,9 +380,7 @@ int brcmf_btcoex_attach(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg)
 	/* Set up timer for BT  */
 	btci->timer_on = false;
 	btci->timeout = BRCMF_BTCOEX_OPPR_WIN_TIME;
-	init_timer(&btci->timer);
-	btci->timer.data = (ulong)btci;
-	btci->timer.function = brcmf_btcoex_timerfunc;
+	setup_timer(&btci->timer, brcmf_btcoex_timerfunc, (ulong)btci);
 	btci->cfg = cfg;
 	btci->saved_regs_part1 = false;
 	btci->saved_regs_part2 = false;