diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
index a838bf5480d8..a8c97b6e59dc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
@@ -1036,9 +1036,7 @@ static void via_init_mmc_host(struct via_crdr_mmc_host *host)
 	u32 lenreg;
 	u32 status;
 
-	init_timer(&host->timer);
-	host->timer.data = (unsigned long)host;
-	host->timer.function = via_sdc_timeout;
+	setup_timer(&host->timer, via_sdc_timeout, (unsigned long)host);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);