diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c
index 7f60d17819cea4db52eef5650dab39d6ac936d1d..e4615365401646ad94f1c5d389bfcfbef168a417 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pcnet32.c
@@ -1970,9 +1970,8 @@ pcnet32_probe1(unsigned long ioaddr, int shared, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 			lp->options |= PCNET32_PORT_MII;
 	}
 
-	init_timer(&lp->watchdog_timer);
-	lp->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long)dev;
-	lp->watchdog_timer.function = (void *)&pcnet32_watchdog;
+	setup_timer(&lp->watchdog_timer, (void *)&pcnet32_watchdog,
+		    (unsigned long)dev);
 
 	/* The PCNET32-specific entries in the device structure. */
 	dev->netdev_ops = &pcnet32_netdev_ops;