diff --git a/drivers/net/plip.c b/drivers/net/plip.c
index 57c9866..fee3d7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/plip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/plip.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_plip.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/parport.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 /* Maximum number of devices to support. */
 #define PLIP_MAX  8
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 	int should_relinquish;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	atomic_t kill_timer;
-	struct semaphore killed_timer_sem;
+	struct completion killed_timer_cmp;
 };
 
 static inline void enable_parport_interrupts (struct net_device *dev)
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 		schedule_delayed_work(&nl->timer, 1);
 	}
 	else {
-		up (&nl->killed_timer_sem);
+		complete(&nl->killed_timer_cmp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1112,9 +1112,9 @@
 
 	if (dev->irq == -1)
 	{
-		init_MUTEX_LOCKED (&nl->killed_timer_sem);
+		init_completion(&nl->killed_timer_cmp);
 		atomic_set (&nl->kill_timer, 1);
-		down (&nl->killed_timer_sem);
+		wait_for_completion(&nl->killed_timer_cmp);
 	}
 
 #ifdef NOTDEF