diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_driver.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_driver.c
index 719906a9fd51..2314e8a9ca3f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_driver.c
@@ -735,11 +735,9 @@ void qib_set_led_override(struct qib_pportdata *ppd, unsigned int val)
 	 */
 	if (atomic_inc_return(&ppd->led_override_timer_active) == 1) {
 		/* Need to start timer */
-		init_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer);
-		ppd->led_override_timer.function = qib_run_led_override;
-		ppd->led_override_timer.data = (unsigned long) ppd;
-		ppd->led_override_timer.expires = jiffies + 1;
-		add_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer);
+		setup_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer, qib_run_led_override,
+			    (unsigned long)ppd);
+		mod_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer, jiffies + 1);
 	} else {
 		if (ppd->led_override_vals[0] || ppd->led_override_vals[1])
 			mod_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer, jiffies + 1);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
index 82d9da9b6997..1237952c144e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
@@ -2478,12 +2478,10 @@ void qib_notify_create_mad_agent(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, int port_idx)
 
 	/* Initialize xmit_wait structure */
 	dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.counter = 0;
-	init_timer(&dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer);
-	dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer.function = xmit_wait_timer_func;
-	dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer.data =
-		(unsigned long)(&dd->pport[port_idx]);
-	dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer.expires = 0;
-	add_timer(&dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer);
+	setup_timer(&dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer,
+		    xmit_wait_timer_func,
+		    (unsigned long)(&dd->pport[port_idx]));
+	mod_timer(&dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer, 0);
 }
 
 void qib_notify_free_mad_agent(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, int port_idx)