diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
index 486e1e6997fc8729922b6a90d910ac9d3bb2caf4..caf04284711abbf444f5d30b474c2b0bdf535660 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ static int cops_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		 */
 		if(lp->board==TANGENT)	/* Poll 20 times per second */
 		{
-		    init_timer(&cops_timer);
-		    cops_timer.function = cops_poll;
-		    cops_timer.data 	= (unsigned long)dev;
+		    setup_timer(&cops_timer, cops_poll, (unsigned long)dev);
 		    cops_timer.expires 	= jiffies + HZ/20;
 		    add_timer(&cops_timer);
 		}