diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c
index c0a59001e5cd..ef4e0c504619 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c
@@ -1062,9 +1062,9 @@ void hfi1_set_led_override(struct hfi1_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 = run_led_override;
-		ppd->led_override_timer.data = (unsigned long) ppd;
+		setup_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer, run_led_override,
+				(unsigned long)ppd);
+
 		ppd->led_override_timer.expires = jiffies + 1;
 		add_timer(&ppd->led_override_timer);
 	} else {