diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 8aea0a065e5636badb85c5a5f8d33c73bdac2502..a89a68ce53ad5221a8cc94f7b11a3cbe912d0a17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -320,15 +320,13 @@ void mlx5_start_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_health *health = &dev->priv.health;
 
-	init_timer(&health->timer);
+	setup_timer(&health->timer, poll_health, (unsigned long)dev);
 	health->sick = 0;
 	clear_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK, &health->flags);
 	clear_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags);
 	health->health = &dev->iseg->health;
 	health->health_counter = &dev->iseg->health_counter;
 
-	health->timer.data = (unsigned long)dev;
-	health->timer.function = poll_health;
 	health->timer.expires = round_jiffies(jiffies + MLX5_HEALTH_POLL_INTERVAL);
 	add_timer(&health->timer);
 }