diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c
index d1ada8c72f0d..29087f66e2f4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sir.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static int init_port(void)
 	}
 	pr_info("I/O port 0x%.4x, IRQ %d.\n", io, irq);
 
-	setup_timer(&timerlist, sir_timeout, 0xabadcafe);
+	setup_timer(&timerlist, sir_timeout, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }