diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
index 7cdaa19..5826508 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 #include <linux/blkpg.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-static spinlock_t pf_spin_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pf_spin_lock);
 
 module_param(verbose, bool, 0644);
 module_param(major, int, 0);