misdn_add_timer(struct mISDNtimerdev *dev, int timeout)
 {
        int                     id;
-       u_long                  flags;
        struct mISDNtimer       *timer;
 
        if (!timeout) {
                timer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mISDNtimer), GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!timer)
                        return -ENOMEM;
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);
-               timer->id = dev->next_id++;
+               timer->dev = dev;
+               setup_timer(&timer->tl, dev_expire_timer, (long)timer);
+               spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock);
+               id = timer->id = dev->next_id++;
                if (dev->next_id < 0)
                        dev->next_id = 1;
                list_add_tail(&timer->list, &dev->pending);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
-               timer->dev = dev;
-               timer->tl.data = (long)timer;
-               timer->tl.function = dev_expire_timer;
-               init_timer(&timer->tl);
                timer->tl.expires = jiffies + ((HZ * (u_long)timeout) / 1000);
                add_timer(&timer->tl);
-               id = timer->id;
+               spin_unlock_irq(&dev->lock);
        }
        return id;
 }