diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_vbi.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_vbi.c
index 49237518d65f..3553ac4cba5c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_vbi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_vbi.c
@@ -365,9 +365,8 @@ static void vbi_init(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_vv *vv)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vv->vbi_dmaq.queue);
 
-	init_timer(&vv->vbi_dmaq.timeout);
-	vv->vbi_dmaq.timeout.function = saa7146_buffer_timeout;
-	vv->vbi_dmaq.timeout.data     = (unsigned long)(&vv->vbi_dmaq);
+	setup_timer(&vv->vbi_dmaq.timeout, saa7146_buffer_timeout,
+		    (unsigned long)(&vv->vbi_dmaq));
 	vv->vbi_dmaq.dev              = dev;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&vv->vbi_wq);
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c
index e034bcfcf757..b3b29d4f36ed 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c
@@ -1201,9 +1201,8 @@ static void video_init(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_vv *vv)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vv->video_dmaq.queue);
 
-	init_timer(&vv->video_dmaq.timeout);
-	vv->video_dmaq.timeout.function = saa7146_buffer_timeout;
-	vv->video_dmaq.timeout.data     = (unsigned long)(&vv->video_dmaq);
+	setup_timer(&vv->video_dmaq.timeout, saa7146_buffer_timeout,
+		    (unsigned long)(&vv->video_dmaq));
 	vv->video_dmaq.dev              = dev;
 
 	/* set some default values */