diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c
index a251de8d9a9133f1b984e499cd66066ce42c0758..0658cde1586a3fe50a7f0cb22439bd9a5a659d40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c
@@ -1650,9 +1650,8 @@ static int bfin_mac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &bfin_mac_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &bfin_mac_ethtool_ops;
 
-	init_timer(&lp->tx_reclaim_timer);
-	lp->tx_reclaim_timer.data = (unsigned long)lp;
-	lp->tx_reclaim_timer.function = tx_reclaim_skb_timeout;
+	setup_timer(&lp->tx_reclaim_timer, tx_reclaim_skb_timeout,
+		    (unsigned long)lp);
 
 	lp->flags = 0;
 	netif_napi_add(ndev, &lp->napi, bfin_mac_poll, CONFIG_BFIN_RX_DESC_NUM);