diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index d1471877e19d..3a5407158963 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -2722,13 +2722,11 @@ void ieee80211_softmac_init(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 	ieee->enable_rx_imm_BA = 1;
 	ieee->tx_pending.txb = NULL;
 
-	init_timer(&ieee->associate_timer);
-	ieee->associate_timer.data = (unsigned long)ieee;
-	ieee->associate_timer.function = ieee80211_associate_abort_cb;
+	setup_timer(&ieee->associate_timer, ieee80211_associate_abort_cb,
+		    (unsigned long)ieee);
 
-	init_timer(&ieee->beacon_timer);
-	ieee->beacon_timer.data = (unsigned long) ieee;
-	ieee->beacon_timer.function = ieee80211_send_beacon_cb;
+	setup_timer(&ieee->beacon_timer, ieee80211_send_beacon_cb,
+		    (unsigned long)ieee);
 
 	ieee->wq = create_workqueue(DRV_NAME);