init_waitqueue_head(&cfhsi->flush_fifo_wait);
 
        /* Setup the inactivity timer. */
-       init_timer(&cfhsi->inactivity_timer);
-       cfhsi->inactivity_timer.data = (unsigned long)cfhsi;
-       cfhsi->inactivity_timer.function = cfhsi_inactivity_tout;
+       setup_timer(&cfhsi->inactivity_timer, cfhsi_inactivity_tout,
+                   (unsigned long)cfhsi);
        /* Setup the slowpath RX timer. */
-       init_timer(&cfhsi->rx_slowpath_timer);
-       cfhsi->rx_slowpath_timer.data = (unsigned long)cfhsi;
-       cfhsi->rx_slowpath_timer.function = cfhsi_rx_slowpath;
+       setup_timer(&cfhsi->rx_slowpath_timer, cfhsi_rx_slowpath,
+                   (unsigned long)cfhsi);
        /* Setup the aggregation timer. */
-       init_timer(&cfhsi->aggregation_timer);
-       cfhsi->aggregation_timer.data = (unsigned long)cfhsi;
-       cfhsi->aggregation_timer.function = cfhsi_aggregation_tout;
+       setup_timer(&cfhsi->aggregation_timer, cfhsi_aggregation_tout,
+                   (unsigned long)cfhsi);
 
        /* Activate HSI interface. */
        res = cfhsi->ops->cfhsi_up(cfhsi->ops);