diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
index e3af1f3cb61f..b3055a76dfbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
@@ -8462,10 +8462,8 @@ bnx2_init_board(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct net_device *dev)
 	bnx2_set_default_link(bp);
 	bp->req_flow_ctrl = FLOW_CTRL_RX | FLOW_CTRL_TX;
 
-	init_timer(&bp->timer);
+	setup_timer(&bp->timer, bnx2_timer, (unsigned long)bp);
 	bp->timer.expires = RUN_AT(BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL);
-	bp->timer.data = (unsigned long) bp;
-	bp->timer.function = bnx2_timer;
 
 #ifdef BCM_CNIC
 	if (bnx2_shmem_rd(bp, BNX2_ISCSI_INITIATOR) & BNX2_ISCSI_INITIATOR_EN)