diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
index fcfccbb3d9a2a0e5a6a84ee0daea317e5d2b32b6..13236b2cdf13c3e0201ab3f978c8cfb941bfa410 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
@@ -450,9 +450,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_arcdev(const char *name)
 
 		lp->dev = dev;
 		spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
-		init_timer(&lp->timer);
-		lp->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
-		lp->timer.function = arcnet_timer;
+		setup_timer(&lp->timer, arcnet_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
 	}
 
 	return dev;