diff --git a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
index 6ed35b6ecf0d1a3bf2795d4dd5d01678aa365bf7..4da854ca311529b17723cbfe30ce78bab240436a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
@@ -2010,10 +2010,8 @@ static void init_scan_timer(void)
 	if (scan_timer.function != NULL)
 		return;		/* already started */
 
-	init_timer(&scan_timer);
+	setup_timer(&scan_timer, (void *)&panel_scan_timer, 0);
 	scan_timer.expires = jiffies + INPUT_POLL_TIME;
-	scan_timer.data = 0;
-	scan_timer.function = (void *)&panel_scan_timer;
 	add_timer(&scan_timer);
 }