diff --git a/sound/drivers/dummy.c b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
index 5d0dfb7..d11baaf 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/dummy.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
@@ -245,9 +245,8 @@
 
 static void dummy_systimer_rearm(struct dummy_systimer_pcm *dpcm)
 {
-	dpcm->timer.expires = jiffies +
-		(dpcm->frac_period_rest + dpcm->rate - 1) / dpcm->rate;
-	add_timer(&dpcm->timer);
+	mod_timer(&dpcm->timer, jiffies +
+		(dpcm->frac_period_rest + dpcm->rate - 1) / dpcm->rate);
 }
 
 static void dummy_systimer_update(struct dummy_systimer_pcm *dpcm)
@@ -340,9 +339,8 @@
 	if (!dpcm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	substream->runtime->private_data = dpcm;
-	init_timer(&dpcm->timer);
-	dpcm->timer.data = (unsigned long) dpcm;
-	dpcm->timer.function = dummy_systimer_callback;
+	setup_timer(&dpcm->timer, dummy_systimer_callback,
+			(unsigned long) dpcm);
 	spin_lock_init(&dpcm->lock);
 	dpcm->substream = substream;
 	return 0;