diff --git a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/memain.c b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/memain.c
index b09d1a6c766c3a4ffd1869c8fb35df6ae751f3bb..66bb4ec7dc475ea2e1a6d5ac42d67d8cb14081b3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/meilhaus/memain.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/meilhaus/memain.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ MODULE_PARM(major, "i");
 
 static struct file *me_filep = NULL;
 static int me_count = 0;
-static spinlock_t me_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(me_lock);
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(me_rwsem);
 
 /* Board instances are kept in a global list */