diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index f4daadff8a6c17450582db2c85b96c634f7c30fc..12ded23f1aaff70a136114e78d58b3efdfaddc37 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -412,11 +412,9 @@ static void fbcon_add_cursor_timer(struct fb_info *info)
 		if (!info->queue.func)
 			INIT_WORK(&info->queue, fb_flashcursor);
 
-		init_timer(&ops->cursor_timer);
-		ops->cursor_timer.function = cursor_timer_handler;
-		ops->cursor_timer.expires = jiffies + ops->cur_blink_jiffies;
-		ops->cursor_timer.data = (unsigned long ) info;
-		add_timer(&ops->cursor_timer);
+		setup_timer(&ops->cursor_timer, cursor_timer_handler,
+			    (unsigned long) info);
+		mod_timer(&ops->cursor_timer, jiffies + ops->cur_blink_jiffies);
 		ops->flags |= FBCON_FLAGS_CURSOR_TIMER;
 	}
 }